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Judgments 2023 – May

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2023-Jun-01 CA/Writ/050/2019 Shanthi Munaweera Vithanachchi Vs R. Semasinghe, Commissioner General of Excise and others - Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J
2023-Jun-01 CA/PHC/0138/2017 Warnakula Patabendige Aquinas Susantha Perera Vs OIC, Police Station, Marawila and others - Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-31 CA/HCC/0032/21 Herath Mudiyanselage Rathnayake Vs The Attorney General Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J Murder– Self Defence - Defence of right of private defence – Culpable homicide not amounting to murder - Defensive Injuries - Sudden Fight - Grave and sudden provocation - Intention and the knowledge to cause the death - Clear pre-planned motive - Evidence in its totality
2023-May-31 CA/CPA/0123/2022 Mirihana Kankanamalage Ruwan Chamara Vs The Attorney General - Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-31 CA/WRT/0453/2019 Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Vs K.L.C Harendra and others - Hon. M. T. MOHAMMED LAFFAR, J
2023-May-31 CA/HCC/ 0238/2017 Dahanaka Ralalage Nimal Dassanayake Vs Hon. The Attorney General - Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-31 CA-Writ-0306-19 Rajakaruna Mudiyanselage Leelawathie Vs Director General and others - Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J.
2023-May-31 CA-Writ-0293-19 Rajakaruna Mudiyanselage Jayawardhena Vs Director General, and others - Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J
2023-May-30 CA/TAX/0008/2015 Samson Rajarata Tiles (Pvt) Ltd Vs Commissioner General of Inland Revenue - Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J
2023-May-30 CA/WRT/0299/2019 Ediri Munige Kumari Sudharma Senarath Vs National Water Supply and Drainage Board - Hon. M. T. MOHAMMED LAFFAR, J
2023-May-30 CA/PHC/APN/0143/2022 A.Nishanthi Pradeepthani Vs Officer-in Charge, Police station, Pamunugama and other - Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-30 CA/PHC/238/15 M.R.L. de Costa Vs Urban Development Authority - Hon. C.P. Kirtisinghe – J
2023-May-30 CA (PHC) 140/2017 Melitus Charles Kulasekara Vs Inspector of Police - Hon.Neil Iddawala J
2023-May-30 CA/WRIT/171/2022 Ace Healthcare (Pvt) Ltd Vs Major General (Retired) Vijitha Ravipriya and others Hon.Sobhitha Rajakaruna J CESS, customs duty, Section 17 of BOI law, BOI Regulations, Amendments to Section 10 of the Customs Ordinance.
2023-May-29 CA-Writ-0385-19 Kurukulasuriya Patabendige and others Vs Ishanthi Buddhinie Gunasekera and other - Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J
2023-May-29 CA/WRIT/628/2021 The Insurance Association of Sri Lanka Secretariat Office, Vs Assistant Commissioner of Labour and others - Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J
2023-May-26 CA/HCC/ 0038/2022 Somasundaram Suresh Vs The Hon. Attorney General - Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-26 C.A./ Tax/1/2013 Samson Sportswear (Pvt) Ltd Vs The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue - Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J.
2023-May-26 C.A./ Tax/1/2013 Samson Sportswear (Pvt) Ltd Vs The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue - Hon. D.N. Samarakoon J
2023-May-26 CA/HCC/0110/22 Rassagala Polwaththe Kulasena Gunasekara Vs The Hon. Attorney- General - Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J
2023-May-25 CA/TAX/0013/2016 The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue Vs Cargills Food Services (Pvt) Ltd, - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J
2023-May-25 CA/TAX/0015/2015 The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue Vs Cargills Food Services (Pvt) Ltd, - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando J
2023-May-25 CA/TAX/0025/2018 The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue Vs United Motors Lanka PLC, - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J
2023-May-25 CA/DCF-0943-97 Edinadurage Adarahamy, of Kudaheella, Beliatta Vs Edinadurage David Silva, of Kudaheella, Beliatta and others - Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J
2023-May-25 CA/TAX/009/2016 The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue Vs Sri Lanka Ports Authority - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J.
2023-May-23 CA / HCC / 0109 / 2022 Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Karunadasa alias Hinni. Vs Hon. Attorney General - Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J
2023-May-23 HCC / 307 – 309 / 2017 Illeperuma Arachchige Don Manoj Nishantha. Vs The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. - Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J
2023-May-23 CA/WRT/0010-20 Premni Anushan and two others Vs Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms. and Three Others - Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J Locus standi to maintain a writ application. -Lack of uberrima fides of the petitioner. -Extraordinary nature of remedies in writs. -Non- disclosure of material facts. -Misrepresentation of facts by the petitioner in a writ application
2023-May-22 CA Bail/ 94/22 Daluwathumulla Gamage Neil Nandana Vs OIC, Special Unit, The Criminal Investigation Department, Colombo-01 and other - Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-22 CA/WRT/0050-20 A. W. T. P. Alagoda Vs Asela K. Dissanayaka, Director- District General Hospital Matale and Sixteen Others - Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J Wrongful delegation of power. - Duty of the public authorities to keep within the bounds of statutory powers. - Right to a hearing. - Principles of natural justice. - Instances where writ remedy is ava
2023-May-21 CA (PHC) 179/2016 Durairaj Daniel Semraj and other Vs Moses de Silva Wickramatilleke alias Willie Wickramatilleke and others Hon.Prasantha De Silva, J Revisionary jurisdiction –Dispossession – Possession – Date of filing of information – date of filing a complaint – Overruled the decision of the High Court
2023-May-19 CA/TAX/0004/2018 Lanka Marine Services (Private) Limited Vs The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J
2023-May-19 CA/TAX/0026/2019 Mclarens Lubricants (Pvt) Ltd, Vs Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue, - Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J
2023-May-19 CA/TAX/0021/2018 Stafford Motor Company (Private) Limited Vs The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J
2023-May-19 CA/TAX/0008/2018 Central Finance Company PLC, Vs The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J
2023-May-17 CA/WRT37/2020 S.A.D. Perera Vs Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha, Office of the Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha, and others - Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J.
2023-May-17 CA HCC-0019-21 Siwanu Punyyarajah, Vs Hon. Attorney General, - Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J
2023-May-17 CA/WRIT/176/2022 S. D. A. U. Dasanayaka Vs Flying Officer G. P. Amarasiri and Others - Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J.
2023-May-17 CA / HCC / 0051 / 0052 / 2016 Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Nayanananda Ratnayake Vs Hon. Attorney General - Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J
2023-May-17 CA/WRIT/338/2021 Ranjitha Traders (Private) Limited and another vs. Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, Minister of Finance and others - Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J
2023-May-16 CA / HCC / 229 / 2014 Ajith Nishantha Vs Hon. Attorney General - Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J
2023-May-16 CA/HCC/53/2021 Santhanam Devage Nandasiri Silva Alias Nande Vs Hon. Attorney General - Hon.. Menaka Wijesundera J Hon.. Menaka Wijesundera J
2023-May-16 CA/HCC/0100/2022 Devagiri Christy Gayan de Soyza Vs The Hon. Attorney General Hon.P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-16 CA/WRT/334/19 P.V. Vineetha Kumari- and four others Vs Secretary, Ministry of Education and Eighteen others - Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J
2023-May-16 CA/LTA/06/2022 Majid Abdul Carder and others Vs Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Mafaz and others - Hon. C. P. Kirtisinghe – J
2023-May-16 CA/HCC/0032/2016 Pallawattage Chandana Madhushan Costa Vs The Hon. Attorney General - Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J
2023-May-16 CA/HCC 133/2018 Madawita Vithana Arachchilage Dinesh Indika Vs The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. - Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J
2023-May-15 CA/WRT/335/19 Rathgama Migelwasam Sachin Sanjana Dissanayaka Vs Shalika Ariyarathne and Others Hon.MOHAMMED LAFFAR, J
2023-May-15 CA (PHC) 51/ 2018 Maddegoda Vidaanelage Jayasinghe and other Vs. Godakawela Kankanamlage Sunil Jayarathne Hon.Prasantha De Silva J Revisionary Jurisdiction- Exceptional Circumstances-Shock the Conscience–Pending action – Roadway – erecting barricades
2023-May-15 CA/HCC/0016/22 Wanasinghe Mudiyanselage Samantha Rajapaksha alias Akku Vs Hon. The Attorney General, - Hon. Sampath B Abayakoon, J Grave Sexual Abuse on a minor – Short history given by the patient - Consistency of a statement by a witness - Totality of Evidence – Photographic Memory - Corroboration - Identification of the appellant - Identification Parade -Sentencing Order - Minimum mandatory sentence Penal Code Section 365B (2) (b) as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995 and 29 of 1998 and 16 of 2006 Evidence Ordinance Section 32 (2)
2023-May-12 CA/Writ/0262/2019 K.W.T.Priyankara Vs Hon. Justice N. Dissanayake and others Hon.M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J.
2023-May-10 CA/WRT/364/20 Samrin Holdings (Pvt) Ltd Vs Sri Lanka Tea Board and Three Others - Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J
2023-May-10 CA/ WRIT/254/2018 B. Sivapirgasam, Vs Justice Anil Gunaratne, Chairman, Administrative Appeal Tribunal and others - Hon. Neil Iddawala J
2023-May-10 CA HCC 311 / 17 Joseph Camillus Rodrigo Vs Hon. Attorney General - Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J
2023-May-10 CA / HCC / 261 / 20 Sangarapillai Sangarganesh Vs Hon. Attorney General - Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J.
2023-May-09 CA/HCC/149/2015 Imiyage Sujeer Rangana Kumar Perera alias Rangana Vs The Hon. Attorney General - Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J
2023-May-08 CA (PHC) APN 0127/21 Dawunda Wickrama Rajapaksa Wasala Munasinghe Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Rambukwelle Walawwe Ishan Udayanga Vs The Hon. Attorney General, - Hon. Sampath B Abayakoon, J
2023-May-04 CA (PHC) 24 / 2014 Amudamana Arachchige Ajith Kumara and others Vs Rajapakse Pathiranage Dayawathie - Hon. Prasantha De Silva, J
2023-May-04 CA/WRT/ 0187/2019 Rukmal Susantha Dias Vs Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation and Others - Hon.MOHAMMED LAFFAR, J
2023-May-03 CA/WRT/86-19 Mackwoods (Pvt.) Ltd Vs Kumarasinghe, Assistant Commissioner of Labour and 14 others - Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J
2023-May-03 CA/TAX/0019/2019 Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited Vs The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J. (735.57 kB) Details Download CA/TAX/0029/2019 Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited Vs The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Department of Inland Revenue - Hon. Dr. Ruwan Fernando, J
2023-May-02 CA(PHC)162/2017 Kadawatha Arachchilage Ananda Vs Vithanage Don Dharmasena Vithanage - Hon. Prasantha De Silva, J
2023-May-02 CA/HCC/ 0070/2022 Warnakulasooriya Jude Kumara alias Antony Marcus Jude Kumar Vs The Hon. Attorney General - Hon. P. Kumararatnam J • Consistency, spontaneity, and probability. • Age of the Appellant. Penal Code
2023-May-02 CA/HCC/89/22 Abdul Maji Fathima Razeena alias Rizana Abdul Maji Fathima Razeena alias Rizana Vs Hon. Attorney General - Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J
2023-Apr-04 HCC 163/2018 Dombawalage Jayasiri Fernando Vs Hon. Attorney General and Others Hon. Menaka Wijesundera, J
2023-Apr-04 CA HCC 163/2018 Dombawalage Jayasiri Fernando Vs Hon. Attorney General and other Hon.MENAKA WIJESUNDERA J
N/A CA/Writ/0329/2019 Mohomed Nasurullah Vs National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka Hon.M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J
N/A CA/Writ/0309/2019 Cinema Entertainments (Private) Limited and other Vs National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka and others Hon.M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J.
N/A CA/Writ/0308/2019 Liberty Cinemas Ltd and others Vs National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka Hon.M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J
N/A CA/HCC 131/20 Thelakara Gedara Kelum Lakmal Rathnayake Vs Hon. The Attorney General, - Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J.
N/A CA/WRIT/56/2023 J. W. M. Janaka P. K. Ratnayake Vs Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka and others Hon.Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. inherent powers of the Court, functus officio, per incuriam
N/A CA/Writ/0263/2019 I. B. A. R. M. Rathnayke Vs Hon. Justice N. Dissanayake and others Hon.M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J.
N/A HCC/0100/2022 Devagiri Christy Gayan de Soyza Vs The Hon. Attorney General Hon.Sampath B.Abayakoon,J. • Circumstantial evidence. • Discrepancies and omissions. • Corroboration. • Standard of proof.
N/A CA/HCC/0274/16 Jinendra Prabhath Liyanage Vs The Attorney General Hon.Sampath B Abayakoon, J Drug Trafficking - Possession of Drugs – Chain of the custody of productions - Test of cross-examination - Evidence in chief - Discrepancy in the evidence - Truthfulness of the evidence - Probability factor of a witness statement - Presumption of innocence - Weaknesses of the defence case –Denial of a fair trial
N/A CA / HCC / 77 / 2020 Alahakoon Mudiyanselage Lalinda Sampath. Vs Hon. Attorney General MENAKA WIJESUNDERA J
N/A CA/CPA/0060/22 Mohamed Imad Ibthisam Fakhir Vs Honourable Attorney General and Others Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J Discretionary power of revision of the Court of Appeal - Preliminary objection to the charge - Failure to provide information to the authorities - List of proscribed organizations - Writ of certiorari - Retrospective Effect