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Selected Text & Materials on Bail Law

Failure to issue summons and its effect

Civil Procedure S.55, 59, 60 & 63 - mandatory - failure to issue summons - its effect - duty of the trial court  ------------  In this case, the 1st Plaintiff had tendered summons to be issued to the Petitioner, the said motion had never been minuted and hence there is no order to issue summons. held - it is the duty cast upon the trial court to satisfy that the provisions of Sections 55, 59, 60 and 63 has been duly complied with and then to proceed with the case accordingly.  IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF  SRI  LANKA C.A(Revision) No. 323/2010   J.M.Leelawathie Menike  v.  Wijemunige Gunatilake & others  Present : Deepali Wijesundera J.,                 M. M. A. Gaffoor J. Counsels : Ranil Samarasuriya with J. Jayasinghe for the subtd. 2nd  Defendant Petitioner                   Harsha Soza, P.C with Ranjith Perera for the Plaintiff  Respondent                   D. D. P. Dassanayake for the 4th D

In this case, the affidavit was filed in English by a person who cannot understand the English Language.

Fundamental Rights - affidavit - jurat defective - its validity -  Oaths Ordinance No. 9 of 1895 - Civil Procedure Code Ss, 179 - 183, 437 - 440 ------------  In this case, the affidavit was filed in English by a person who cannot understand the English Language. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST  REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Hewawasam Sarukkaligae Rathnasiri Fernando  v.  Police Sergeant Dayarathna & others  SC (FR) Application No. 514/2010