Raja Nanayakkara v Mercy Jayasinghe and Others – sllr 2004 volume 2 page 416

In the case between Raja Nanayakkara (plaintiff/respondent) and Mercy Jayasinghe and others (defendant/respondents), the issue concerned whether an action in tort under the Prescription Ordinance was time-barred, with specific focus on the computation of the two-year limitation period and the legal impact of a public holiday on filing deadlines. It was held that the limitation period excludes the day the cause of action arose and permits filing on the next working day if the deadline falls on a public holiday, reaffirming the interpretive principle that statutory time limits should be construed in accordance with established judicial and statutory interpretation. Reliance was placed on the Interpretation Ordinance and relevant precedents, emphasizing that actions filed under similar circum