S. P. Gunatilake v. S. P. Sunil Ekanayake – sllr 2010 volume 2 page 191

In the case between S. P. Gunatilake (Plaintiff) and S. P. Sunl(e) Ekanayake (Defendant), the court addressed the legal issue of whether a failure by a substituted Plaintiff to timely file a proxy invalidated subsequent court proceedings and whether later filing of a proxy ratified prior appearances and representations by the Attorney. It was held that despite the delayed filing, all previous acts by the Attorney were ratified upon submission of a valid proxy, affirming that such procedural irregularities do not vitiate the proceedings when there is no timely objection and subsequent ratification occurs. The decision reaffirmed the principle that belated procedural compliance may cure earlier defects when parties have acquiesced and statutory and precedential guidance permits ratification,