Trico Freighters (Pvt) Ltd. v. Yang Civil Engineering Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. – sllr 2000 volume 2 page 136

The case between TRICO FREIGHTERS (PVT) LTD and YANG CIVIL ENGINEERING LANKA (PVT) LTD addressed the legal issue of the acceptability and sufficiency of making affirmations in lieu of oaths under Section 5 of the Oaths and Affirmations Ordinance. It was determined that a deponent may make either an oath or an affirmation regardless of whether their religion is specified, and the absence of religious identification does not affect the validity of the affirmation. The holding reaffirmed that the substitution of an oath with an affirmation, or vice versa, does not render the evidence or proceedings invalid. This principle was supported by reference to the Supreme Court decision in Sooriya Enterprises vs Michael White, emphasizing that the core purpose is to bind the deponent to the truth, thu