Hemathilake v. Allina and Others – sllr 2003 volume 2 page 144

In the case between Hemathilake (plaintiff-appellant) and Allina and Others (defendants-respondents), the court addressed the question of whether deed No. 983 (P1) was executed in accordance with the Notaries Ordinance and the Prevention of Frauds Ordinance, and considered the admissibility and weight of the evidence given by the parties. The court determined that independent witness testimony from the notary and an attorney-at-law established compliance with statutory requirements and that the relevant provisions of the Notaries Ordinance and the Evidence Ordinance, including section 114, allowed proper inferences regarding the conduct and formalities in question. It was held that non-compliance with certain notarial formalities did not automatically render the deed invalid due to statuto