IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA SC Appeal No: 26/2019 IN THE DISTRICT COURT SC/HCCA/LA No. 308/2017 Heeralu Arachchige Piyasena, of No.453/4, Podi Wee Kumbura, WP/HCCA/GPH/247/2010 (F)

Ragama.

D.C. Gampaha Case No. 3088/D PLAINTIFF - VS –

Malduwa Ranasinghe Gamage Chandrika, of No.388/B, Nandana Mawatha, Hunupitiya, Wattala.

DEFENDANT ----------------------------------------------- In an application to Purge Default in THE DISTRICT COURT Malduwa Ranasinghe Gamage Chandrika, of No.388/B, Nandana Mawatha, Hunupitiya, Wattala.

DEFENDANT – PETITIONER - VS -

Heeralu Arachchige Piyasena, of No.453/4, Podi Wee Kumbura, Ragama.

PLAINTIFF – RESPONDENT ------------------------------------------------

AND BETWEEN IN THE HIGH COURT Malduwa Ranasinghe Gamage Chandrika, of No.388/B, Nandana Mawatha, Hunupitiya, Wattala.

DEFENDANT – PETITIONER –

APPELLANT - VS -

Heeralu Arachchige Piyasena, of No.453/4, Podi Wee Kumbura, Ragama.

PLAINTIFF – RESPONDENT –

RESPONDENT ------------------------------------------------

AND NOW BETWEEN IN THE SUPREME COURT Malduwa Ranasinghe Gamage Chandrika, of No.388/B, Nandana Mawatha, Hunupitiya, Wattala.

DEFENDANT – PETITIONER –

APPELLANT – AP