Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsApplication of law to policies issued in Ceylon
| 20. The holder of a policy of insurance issued by any insurer in respect of insurance business transacted in Ceylon after the appointed date shall have the right, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the policy or in any agreement relating thereto, to receive payment in Ceylon of any sum secured thereby and to sue for any relief in respect of the policy in any competent court in Ceylon; and if the suit is brought in Ceylon any question of law arising in connection with any such policy shall be determined according to the law in force in Ceylon: Provided that this section shall not apply to holders of policies of marine insurance. In this section " competent court " means the District Court of Colombo or of the district in which the plaintiff resides. |