Odiris Appuhamy V. Caroline Nona

1964 Present: Basnayake, C.J., Abeyesundere, J., and Sri Skanda Rajah, J.

ODIRIS APPUHAMY, Appellant, and CAROLINE NONA,
Respondent

S. C, 235162-D. C. Kalutara, 323/P

Partition action-Absence of due registration of lis pendens-Interlocutory decree- Incapacity of a new party to be added thereafter-Partition Act, M. 3 (1), 6 (1) (a), 7, 8 (a), 11, 12 (1),13 (1), 26,48 (1) (2) (3), 70-Civil Procedure Code, ss. 84, 86, 87, 189, 207, 707, 839.

     Held (SRI SKANDA RAJAH, J., dissenting): Once interlocutory decree has been. passed in a partition action instituted under the Partition Act, a new party is not entitled, by invoking the provisions of section 48 (3) of the Act, to intervene and have the interlocutory decree set aside by the Court of first instance on the ground that the lis pendens has not beau duly registered.

APPEAL from a judgment of the District Court, Kalutara.

             D. R. P. Goonetilleke, with S. S. Sahabandu, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

             M, Tiruchelvam, Q.C., with K. Thevarajah and Nihal Jayawickreme, for intervenient 16th Defendant-Respondent.

Cur. adv. vult.

July 8,1964. BASNAYAKE, C.J.-

   

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