Urban Council, Moratuwa and Serasinghe v. Ceylon Paint Industries – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 191

The case between Urban Council, Moratuwa and Serasinghe (Plaintiff–Respondent) and Ceylon Paint Industries (Defendant) concerned the legality and effect of a seizure notice issued under the Urban Councils Ordinance, as well as the question of whether the District Court of Mt. Lavinia possessed territorial jurisdiction to adjudicate a claim arising from such a notice. The action arose when the defendant issued a notice alleging arrears and threatening the seizure of movables at certain premises. It was held that the cause of action—stemming from a threatened disturbance to peaceful possession at premises within the court’s jurisdiction—was properly within the purview of the District Court of Mt. Lavinia. Jurisdictional interpretation relied upon the Urban Councils Ordinance, the Civil Proce