Attorney General vs Triad Advertising (Pvt) Ltd. – SC/CHC/APPEAL/48/2013-2024

In the case between Triad Advertising (Pvt) Ltd. and the Attorney General (representing the Ministry of Education and the Government of Sri Lanka), the court addressed whether the Plaintiff’s claim for Rs. 4,865,313.98 was barred by limitation under the Prescription Ordinance and whether a letter (P20) from the Secretary of the Ministry of Education constituted valid written acknowledgment of debt. It was held that despite the Defendant-Appellant’s contention of prescription, the acknowledgment in P20 met the requirements of Section 12 of the Prescription Ordinance, thereby extending the time period for filing the action. The findings established that P20, though conditional, was in writing, signed by an authorized official, and sufficiently referred to the underlying obligation. The claim