Sabareen Corera and others vs Ganendralingam Sri Vidyadevi – SC Appeal No: 151/2014-2023

In the legal dispute between Plaintiff Ganendralingam Sri Vidyadevi and Defendant S. Tharmathasan, the core issue revolved around the execution of a District Court decree and compliance with the 10-year limitation period under Section 337(1) of the Civil Procedure Code, as well as the correct appellate procedure. The Plaintiff’s application for execution in 2008 was initially dismissed by the District Court as time-barred. The High Court reversed this, finding the application timely due to an excluded period related to an interim order. The Supreme Court confirmed the application was not time-barred, despite acknowledging procedural missteps by the Plaintiff in appealing an interlocutory order without leave. Exercising its constitutional appellate jurisdiction, the Supreme Court directed t