Gulamhusein and Two Others v. Cohen and Two Others – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 365

In the case between the Cohens and the Gulamhuseins, the court addressed the legality and procedural propriety of an interim injunction restraining the Defendants from interfering with a Sri Lankan garment company’s operations pending an Extraordinary General Meeting to consider removal of the Defendants as directors. It was held that the Plaintiffs failed to establish a sufficient prima facie case or evidentiary basis to justify continuance of the interim injunction, particularly given conflicting positions on shareholding and control. The principle reaffirmed was that interim injunctions must be sparingly granted and supported by clear legal grounds, especially where company control is at issue. The decision relied on established authority, including Bandaranaike v. The State Film Corpor