Sooriya Bandara vs. Pushpawathie and Others – sllr 2019 volume 1 page 225

In the case between Sooriya Bandara (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Pushpawathie and others (Defendants/Respondents, including Seelawathie and her children), the court addressed the question of whether a deed of gift executed by Jinadasa in favor of his two daughters was validly accepted and therefore irrevocable, and whether a subsequent deed of revocation was legally effective. The findings established that the plaintiff failed to rebut the presumption of acceptance of the deed of gift, as acceptance was evidenced by actions conducted on behalf of the minor donees. The deed of revocation was deemed void, as an irrevocable gift cannot be unilaterally revoked absent a court order, and no evidence supported the application of Kandyan Law instead of common law principles. The outcome reaffirmed th