Jayakody Arachchige Chandramali v. Meerayadeen Mohamed Riyaldeen and Solamon John Vincent – SC APPEAL 146/2010-2019

In the case between Jayakody Arachchige Chandramali (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Meerayadeen Mohamed Riyaldeen and Solamon John Vincent (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of the admissibility of documentary evidence and witness recall after procedural defaults in a civil trial. It was held that applications to admit documents (P10 and P10(a)) and to call or recall witnesses after trial commencement were properly rejected by the lower courts, as such omissions resulted from party negligence rather than excusable error. The decision reaffirmed the principle that procedural diligence is essential in litigation and statutory provisions governing evidence and procedure—such as Sections 121, 165, and 175 of the Civil Procedure Code—do not permit corrective measures solely due to