Abeysinghe v. Commercial Bank of Ceylon – sllr 1999 volume 1 page 192

In the case between the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (plaintiff-respondent) and Abeysinghe (defendant-petitioner), the court addressed the issue of enforcement of a consent judgment arising from banking facilities, subsequent default, and the challenge to seizure and sale of residential property by way of a revision application under the Civil Procedure Code. It was determined that the default on the agreed instalments under the consent judgment lawfully justified the execution proceedings, including the fiscal’s seizure and sale of property. Arguments concerning the immunity of the residence from sale and objections related to procedural compliance under s.226 Civil Procedure Code were considered to have been improperly raised at the revision stage, especially given the significant delay of