Madan Mohan v. Carson Cumberbatch & Co. Ltd. – sllr 1988 volume 2 page 075

In the case between Madan Mohan (Plaintiff) and Carson Cumberbatch & Co. Ltd. (Defendant), the court addressed whether interim orders made during a hearing held in chambers contravened Article 106 of the Constitution, which requires public sittings, and whether an affidavit filed in English was permissible under Article 24(1) of the Constitution, which mandates the use of Sinhala as the official language in court proceedings. It was held that proceedings in chambers did not violate the constitutional provision for public sittings, and the submission of the affidavit in English was valid under the statutory framework and did not breach language requirements. The court relied on statutory interpretation of the Companies Act, Affidavits Act, and constitutional provisions, clarifying that prac