1. Gnanawathie v Wijesinghe 2004 1 SLR 132. An affidavit affirmed by a Christian is defective. However this decision is no longer applicable in vies of the decisions in Mohomad Facy v Sanoon Sally SC Appeal No 4/2004.Also See Trico Freighters Pvt Ltd v Yan Civil Engineering Lanka Ltd 2000 2 SLR 136 and Finally recognized in Fernando v Perera SC/HCCA/LA 279/2014 decided on 17th December 2014.
2. Mark Rajendran v First Capital 2010 1 SLR 60 - Decided on the same lines as Case No 1. No longer applicable in view of the Judgments cited in 1.
3. Clifford Ratwatte v Thilanga Sumathipala 2001 2 SLR 55 and Jeganathan v Safayath 2003 2 SLR 372 are both cases where the affidavits were rejected as there was no evidence that the oath was performed by the JP at the time the maker signed the affidavit. Section 9 of the Oaths and Affirmations Ordinance does not apply.
4. Simon Singho v GA Western Province 47 NLR 545 - Absence of a jurat makes an affidavit invalid.
5. Kanagasabai v Kirumpamoorthy 62 NLR 54 - it is necessary to comply with the rules governing affidavits in Sections 181 and 437 of the CPC.
Technical objections based on the religion of the declerant and the words used at the point of attestation appear to be fading away.
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