Lanka Weaving Mills Ltd. v. Board of Directors, C.W.E. – sllr 1987 volume 1 page 203

In Lanka Weaving Mills Ltd. v. Board of Directors, C.W.E., the court addressed the issue of the legal sufficiency and reasonableness of a one-month notice for ejectment in a tenant-landlord dispute where the Rent Act was inapplicable, as well as the correct determination of the monthly rental amount and arrears. It was held that a notice of one month constituted reasonable and sufficient notice under the circumstances, and the rent due was established at Rs. 4,886.80 per month based on correspondence and witness evidence. The principles governing reasonable notice outside the operation of the Rent Act and evidentiary standards for rental disputes were reaffirmed, with reliance upon precedents including Weerapperumal v. Davood Mohamed and Edward v. Dharmasena. The decision confirmed that, a