Aron Fernando v. Buddhadasa – sllr 1986 volume 2 page 285

In the case between Aron Fernando, as administrator of the estate of the late D. Rajapakse (Plaintiff), and Buddhadasa (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of whether an administrator becomes functus officio merely by submitting a final account, judicially settling the estate, or otherwise closing the estate under Section 540 of the Civil Procedure Code. It was held that such acts do not terminate the administrative authority of the administrator until the entire administration of the estate is completed. The principle reaffirmed is that the powers of an administrator endure until the final realization and distribution of the estate, relying on authorities including Ekanayake v. Appu, Soysa v. Abeydera, Supramaniam Chetty v. Palantappa Chetty, and Ramalingam v. Kailasapillai. The dec