Noris Singho v. Jokinu Fernando – sllr 1989 volume 1 page 358

In the case between Noris Singho (complainant-appellant and tenant cultivator) and Jokinu Fernando (respondent-respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the complainant was entitled to relief for alleged eviction under Section 5(3) of the Agrarian Services Act and whether the application was time-barred by the proviso to Section 5(4) of the Act. It was held that the application failed for two primary reasons — the complainant had voluntarily relinquished possession by leasing the land to a third party and did not attempt to regain possession, meaning no eviction had occurred; and the evidence provided was inconsistent regarding the timing of loss of possession, with no statutory notice being served within the prescribed period, thus rendering the application time-barred. The p