15. Sections 72 and 73 of the principal enactment are hereby repealed and the following new sections substituted therefor: -
| 72. If the defendant admits the claim of the plaintiff, the court shall give judgment against the defendant according to the admission so made. Such admission shall be in writing, signed by the defendant and his signature attested by an attorney-at-law. |
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| 73. If the defendant does not admit the plaintiff's claim, he shall himself, or his registered attorney shall on his behalf, deliver to the court a duly stamped written answer.". |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts