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Part III · Documentary Evidence

17. Where a party to the action requests for commissions, reports, certified copies and discovery of documents

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Any party to the action may make an application on or before the date fixed for settlement in terms of section 22 with notice to all other parties to–

(a)

issue commissions;

(b)

call for reports from persons having special and independent knowledge of facts;

(c)

make order for the discovery, production, inspection or admittance of the genuineness of documents by any party thereto of the documents in his possession or power;

(d)

make order for the issuance of certified copies of any documents in the custody of any public officer, public corporation, Provincial Council, any local authority, bank, board, body corporate or unincorporate, partnership, hospital, medical institute, court, tribunal or any such similar institution; or

(e)

make such other appropriate orders in respect of the discovery of documents in the possession of any third party as he may think fit or desirable on any matter where the parties are at variance.

(2)

The party who has obtained an order under subsection (1) shall take steps within two weeks from the date of such order and in the event such party fails to take such steps, the

Small Claims Court may, notwithstanding such default and subject to any costs, continue further proceedings.

Small Claims Courts’ Procedure

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Part IV

Trial

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Part V

Appeals

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Part VI

General Provisions

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