Dasanayake Achchilage Dammika Kumara Dasanayake vs Pilawala Pathirennehelage Upeksha Erandathi – SC APPEAL 49/2016-2024

In the case between Pilawala Pathirennehelage Upeksha Erandathi (Applicant-Appellant-Respondent) and Dasanayake Achchilage Dammika Kumara Dasanayake (Respondent-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of whether unmarked documentary evidence, specifically a Medico-Legal Report submitted with written submissions, could be considered as evidence in a maintenance dispute under the Maintenance Act, No. 37 of 1999. The sequence of events included an initial dismissal of the maintenance application by the Magistrate Court, reversal by the High Court awarding maintenance, and a subsequent appeal. It was held that the unmarked Medico-Legal Report did not prejudice the proceedings, the evidence supported the applicant’s credibility, and the respondent had adequate means to provide maintenance. Th