Rajapakse v. Cooray – sllr 2006 volume 3 page 393

In RAJAPAKSE vs. COORAY, the court examined the issue of admissibility of a receipt dated 10.10.1960 as evidence in a dispute regarding a declaration of title to land. The central legal determination involved whether the document had been properly identified by the witness in accordance with Sections 151, 154(1), 155 of the Civil Procedure Code and Section 90 of the Evidence Ordinance. The proceedings established that the petitioner’s evidence was insufficient for identification purposes, as the witness lacked personal knowledge of the document and relevant circumstances. Upholding the trial court’s decision, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the requirement that proper foundation must exist before a document can be admitted into evidence. The decision reinforced the importance of eviden