Vanik Incorporation Ltd. v. Silva.L.D. and Others – sllr 2001 volume 1 page 110

In the case between VANIK INCORPORATION LTD and L.D. SILVA AND OTHERS, the court addressed whether the High Court of Sri Lanka, sitting in the Judicial Zone of Colombo, possesses jurisdiction to enforce an arbitration award under Parts VII and VIII of the Arbitration Act, No. 11 of 1995, and considered the effect of an erroneous statutory reference describing the court. It was held that the statutory misdescription in the application did not render the proceedings a nullity, as the proper judicial entity remained the High Court of Sri Lanka. The holding reaffirmed the principle that procedural inaccuracies relating to the court’s designation do not divest a court of jurisdiction or invalidate proceedings, provided the intended forum is clear. The decision relied on the statutory framework