IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Appeal from the Judgment dated 1st October 2009.

Censtar International (Pvt) Ltd, No 320A, Dehiwala Road, Bellanwilla.

Plaintiff Vs.

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC P.O. Box 1756, No.110, Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10 Defendant AND NOW Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC P.O. Box 1756, No.110, Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10 Defendant- Appellant Vs.

Censtar International (Pvt) Ltd, No 320A, Dehiwala Road, Bellanwilla.

Plaintiff- Respondent BEFORE: HON. P.PADMAN SURASENA, CJ, HON. YASANTHA KODAGODA, PC, J, HON. KUMUDINI WICKREMASINGHE, J COUNSEL: S.A. Parathalimgam, PC with N.R. Sivendran and Nishkan Parathalingam and Renuka Udumulla instructed Ms. V.J. Senaratne for the Defendant- Appellant.

Dr. Romesh de Silva, PC with Sugath Caldera for the Plaintiff- Respondent.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: Pre Argument Written Submissions by the Defendant-Appellant on 09.10.2012.

Pre Argument Written Submissions By the Plaintiff-Respondent on

24.03.2023.

ARGUED ON: 24.10.2023 DECIDED ON: 07.10.2025 K. KUMUDINI WICKREMASINGHE, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the High Court of the Western Province holden in Colo