ESTEEL (Private) Limited vs East Link Engineering Company (Private) – SC.CHC.APPEAL.NO.49/2012-2025

In the matter of ESTEEL (Private) Limited and East Link Engineering Company (Private), the court addressed the issue of recovery of payment for goods sold and delivered. The court held that the appeal was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that appellate courts should not interfere with findings of fact by the trial court unless those findings are perverse, irrational, or unsupported by evidence. This decision relied on the evidence of email correspondence admitting indebtedness and the lack of credible evidence to support the defense of a sole distributorship agreement, emphasizing that unsubstantiated defenses lacking written agreements are insufficient to negate liability.

E. A. G. R. Amarasekara, J. – The appeal was dismissed, affirming the Commercial High Court’s decision ordering