Kumarasena v. Data Management Systems Ltd – sllr 1987 volume 2 page 190

In the case between Kumarasena (Plaintiff) and Data Management Systems Ltd. (Defendant), the court addressed the propriety of an interim injunction regarding the alleged infringement of a patent for a Sinhala Word Processor, focusing particularly on the appropriateness and method of setting security for the injunction. It was held that the enhancement of security from Rs.10,000 to Rs.750,000 was premature in the absence of a full evidentiary record at trial. The decision reaffirmed the principle that security for injunctions under section 667 of the Civil Procedure Code should be based on a thorough judicial assessment after complete consideration of evidence, including issues of bias and propriety in judicial conduct, and that interlocutory orders should not preempt matters that ought to