Rangallage Sirimawathie Navaratne vs Semasinghe Wanninayake Mudyanselage Kamalawathie – SC APPEAL NO.68/2015-2021

In the case between Rangallage Sirimawathie Navaratne (Appellant) and Semasinghe Wanninayake / Mudyanselage Kamalawathie (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether a certificate issued under Section 32(2) of the Debt Conciliation Ordinance, containing orders not directly supported by that section, could form the basis for granting relief. The court held that the certificate was not enforceable evidence of a cause of action and that the plaintiff failed to establish a sufficient cause of action based on the evidence adduced, particularly regarding the distinction between conditional and outright property transfers. The decision reaffirmed the principle that civil courts must independently evaluate the existence of a legal wrong and cannot rely solely on the Debt Conciliation Boa