IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA M.M.M. Ashar, No. 49/1A, Kawdana Road, Dehiwala.

Plaintiff SC APPEAL NO: SC/APPEAL/171/2019 SC LA NO: SC/HCCA/LA/59/2018 HCCA MT. LAVINIA NO: WP/HCCA/MT. LAV/88/14/F DC MT. LAVINIA NO: 2379/07/L Vs.

T.H. Kareem, No. 49/1B, Kawdana Road, Dehiwala. Defendant AND BETWEEN T.H. Kareem, No. 49/1B, Kawdana Road, Dehiwala.

Defendant-Appellant Vs.

M.M.M. Ashar, No. 49/1A, Kawdana Road, Dehiwala.

Plaintiff-Respondent AND NOW BETWEEN M.M.M. Ashar, No. 49/1A, Kawdana Road, Dehiwala.

Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant Vs.

T.H. Kareem, No. 49/1B, Kawdana Road, Dehiwala.

Defendant-Appellant-Respondent Before: P. Padman Surasena, J.

A.L. Shiran Gooneratne, J.

Mahinda Samayawardhena, J.

Counsel: Lasitha Kanuwanaarachchi with Darshani Gampalage and Nipunika Rajakaruna for the Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant.

H. Withanachchi with Shantha Karunadhara for the Defendant-Appellant-Respondent.

Argued on: 10.11.2022 Written submissions:

by the Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant on 01.06.2020.

by the Defendant-Appellant-Respondent on 23.04.2021.

Decided on: 22.05.2023 Samayawardhena, J.

Introduction As crystalised in the issues, the plaintiff filed this action in