Perera v. People’S Bank – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 084

In the case between People’s Bank and Perera, the court addressed whether the District Court’s order making the decree nisi absolute was rendered per incuriam due to an existing and subsequently extended stay order issued by the Court of Appeal, and whether the defendant’s failure to deposit the required sum warranted dismissal of the appeal. It was determined that the defendant’s absence, failure to deposit the requisite amount, and lack of communication regarding the extension of the stay resulted in default, and revisionary relief was not merited. This decision reaffirmed the principle that parties must comply strictly with court-imposed conditions and obligations, referencing the procedural requirements under the Debt Recovery Act, and highlighted that failure to observe such direction