Pushpa vs Leelawathie and Others – sllr 2004 volume 3 page 162

In the case between Pushpa and Leelawathie and others, the court addressed the issue of the correct filing deadline for the list of documents in partition proceedings under Partition Law No. 21 of 1977, specifically sections 23(1) and 25(1), with reference to the effect of a postponed trial date. The judgment held that the statutory requirement to file a list of documents “not less than 30 days before the date fixed for the trial” allows the filing of an additional list before any postponed trial date. The principle reaffirmed is that statutory filing deadlines adapt to modifications in the trial date, and compliance is assessed relative to the operative trial date. The decision was based on the Partition Law and related provisions of the Civil Procedure Code (section 121), establishing th