View All - 2022 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances SMALL CLAIMS COURTS PROCEDURE ACTMarginal Notes1. Short title and date of operation2. Institution of actions3. Cause of action in a Small Claims Court4. Abandonment of portions of the claim5. Where a plaint is presented to a wrong court6. Pleadings7. Filing of plaint8. Affidavit and exhibits to be attached to a plaint9. Issue and service of summons10. Judgment against the defendant, if he admits the claim of the plaintiff11. Answer and requisites of answer12. Affidavit and exhibits to be attached to the answer13. Replication14. Where the claim in reconvention is beyond monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court15. Service of answer and replication together with affidavits and documents16. Amendment of pleadings17. Where a party to the action requests for commissions, reports, certified copies and discovery of documents18. Discovery, production, inspection, protection or admittance of the genuineness of documents19. Interrogatories20. Documents discovered during the proceedings to be produced together with affidavit21. Settlements22. If no settlement, case to be fixed for trial23. Trial24. Small Claims Court may summon any witness or require the production of any document where the parties are at variance25. Proof of documents unnecessary unless it is impeached26. Judgment and decree27. Expeditious disposal of proceedings28. Default of parties29. Appeal and stay of execution pending appeal30. Evidence Ordinance to apply to proceedings31. Casus omissus32. A special roll33. Transitional Provisions34. Interpretation35. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency