Yogananda Wickramasinghe Mohotti vs Nimal Bambarenda – SC APPEAL NO. 34/2010-2020

In the case between Yogananda Wickramasinghe Mohotti (Plaintiff – Respondent) and Nimal Bambarenda (Defendant – Appellant), the court examined the issue of land ownership, possession, and the sufficiency of evidence to purge default under the Civil Procedure Code following an ex-parte judgment. The court determined that the evidence presented by the Defendant – Appellant regarding the alleged flooding was inconsistent and inadequate to justify non-appearance and to displace the prior judgment. It was established that procedural lapses, evidentiary inconsistencies, and misapplied divisional testimony precluded the reopening of the default judgment, affirming the principle that applicants seeking to set aside ex-parte judgments must produce clear and satisfactory evidence excusing their abse