Joonoos v. Chandraratne – sllr 1993 volume 1 page 086

In the case between Joonoos (landlord, plaintiff-respondent) and Chandraratne (tenant, defendant-appellant), the court addressed whether a plea of want of jurisdiction must be distinctly and separately pleaded in accordance with section 76 of the Civil Procedure Code, as well as the standards for producing secondary evidence under section 66 of the Evidence Ordinance—particularly the admissibility of a copy of the notice to quit. It was held that jurisdictional objections must be distinctly raised and not merely included with other general defences, and that, in actions for possession of land, notice to produce the original document is not necessary for the admission of a copy as secondary evidence. This decision reaffirmed the principle that procedural requirements concerning both jurisdi