There is no provision in the Civil Procedure Code to dismiss the plaintiffs action on the failure to take steps as ordered by Court.
Civil Procedure Code - dismissal of an action by the Plaintiff on the failure to take steps as ordered by Court - validity. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Seylan Bank Limited v. W.D. Mulacharigedara Swarnathilakeand others C.A. APPLICATION NO.1385/2005 Before :- L.K. Wimalachandra, J Eric Basnayake, J. Counsel :- Ranjan Nayakaratne for the Plaintiff-Petitioner Defendant-Respondents are absent and unrepresented Decided on :- 10.01.2007 L.K. Wimalachandra, J The plaintiff-petitioner has filed this application in revision from the orders of the District Judge of Horana dated 06.05.2005 and 3.06.2005. By the order dated 6.5.2005, the learned District Judge had dismissed the plaintiffs action on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to take steps to effect the substitution in place of the deceased 1st defendant. Thereafter the plaintiff-pe