| Decided Date | Case No | Parties | Judgment By | Keywords | Legislation | Document |
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| 2024-12-20 | CA/WRT/0634/2023 |
Heenatigalla Kanaththage Kusum Heenatigalla Vs. Urban Development Authority and others
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Writ of Mandamus, Industrial Disputes Act, arbitration, live dispute requirement, employer-employee relationship, retirement, dismissal of arbitration for non-appearance, futility of writ, suppression of material facts, uberrima fides, non-joinder of necessary parties, Minister of Labour | Industrial Disputes Act (as amended by Act No. 43 of 1950) — ss. 4(1), 17(1), 19; Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140. | Download |
| 2024-12-19 | CA/WRT/0402/2019 |
Divineguma Ekabadda Vruththikayinge Sangamaya and 4 others Vs. Director General, Department of Samurdhi Development and others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Mandamus, Divineguma Act, Employees Provident Fund, Minutes of Pensions, employer\'s contribution refund, Fundamental Rights settlement before the Supreme Court, Cabinet Decision, separation of powers, guardian of public interest (Attorney-General), pension eligibility | Divineguma Act No. 1 of 2013 — s. 44(e)(ii); Minutes on Pensions — ss. 48(3), 48(6), 48E(a); Employees Provident Fund Act No. 15 of 1958; Public Service Provident Fund Ordinance (Chapter 434) — s. 14; Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140. | Download |
| 2024-12-19 | CPA/0100/2023 |
B.W. Kamesh Malwana Vs. Warnakulasuriya Wijesinghe Chatura Manaram Perera Gunethileke & others
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revision application; Article 138 Constitution; private plaint; Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act; dishonoured cheque; refusal to issue summons; s.139 CPC \"sufficient ground\" test; prima facie standard at summons stage versus trial standard; mental element/dishonest intention; director liability; Article 154P appellate revision; exceptional circumstances; orders set aside; summons directed to issue | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Article 138, Article 154P); Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (ss. 136(1)(a), 139, 139(1), 182); Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act No. 02 of 1990 as amended by Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act No. 09 of 1994 (s. 25(1)(a)-(d)) | Download |
| 2024-12-19 | CA/HCC/0010/2024 |
Samarasinghe Liyanage Priyantha Kumara & others Vs AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Kidnapping, grave sexual abuse, minor victim, discrepancy as to date of offence, belated complaint, contradictions and omissions, corroboration, dock statement, history given to JMO, appellate deference to trial court findings on demeanour, proviso to Article 138 of the Constitution | Evidence Ordinance, Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-12-18 | CA/HCC/0032/2024 |
P. L. Ishan Maduranga Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Attempted murder, trial in absentia, absconding accused, right of appeal of an absconder, withdrawal of appeal against conviction, appeal confined to sentence, distinction between ss. 300 and 301 Penal Code, sudden fight/grave and sudden provocation, medico-legal evidence, sentencing | Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138, Judicature Act No. 02 of 1978 | Download |
| 2024-12-16 | CA/HCC/0328/2019 |
Puwakdandawe Ajith Kithsiri (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J | Murder; Section 296 Penal Code; trial in absentia; recall of witnesses; Section 138(4) Evidence Ordinance; Section 241(3) Code of Criminal Procedure Act; de novo trial; eye-witness identification; sufficiency of light; alibi defence; typographical error in judgment; failure of justice; death sentence affirmed | Penal Code — Section 296 (murder) Evidence Ordinance No. 14 of 1895 — Section 138(4) and proviso (recall of witnesses) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 241(1)(a)(i), 241(1)(b), Section 241(3) (trial in absentia; recall/de novo trial upon bona fide appearance) | Download |
| 2024-12-16 | CA/HCC/0328/2019 |
Puwakdandawe Ajith Kithsiri (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J | Murder; Section 296 Penal Code; trial in absentia; recall of witnesses; Section 138(4) Evidence Ordinance; Section 241(3) Code of Criminal Procedure Act; de novo trial; eye-witness identification; sufficiency of light; alibi defence; typographical error in judgment; failure of justice; death sentence affirmed | Penal Code — Section 296 (murder) Evidence Ordinance No. 14 of 1895 — Section 138(4) and proviso (recall of witnesses) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 241(1)(a)(i), 241(1)(b), Section 241(3) (trial in absentia; recall/de novo trial upon bona fide appearance) | Download |
| 2024-12-16 | CA/HCC/0462/2017 |
Abdul Nazar Mohamad Lafoor Vs. The Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Bribery; solicitation and acceptance of illegal gratification; Bribery Act ss.19(b), 19(c); public officer/Senior Assessor; decoy operation; inter se and per se contradictions; dock statement; sentence excessive; delay in confirmation of sentence; suspension of sentence; alternative charges; appeal dismissed subject to variation of sentence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (s. 331, s. 303); Bribery Act (ss. 19(b), 19(c)) | Download |
| 2024-12-13 | CA/CPA/0050/2024 |
National Housing Development Authority Vs. Pathirathage Yashoda Dilrukshi of \'Nadeeka\'
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne, J. | Revision, forum shopping, territorial jurisdiction, Provincial High Court, Labour Tribunal appeal, High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act, natural justice, audi alteram partem, transfer of case, Sinhala text prevailing over English translation, Article 154P | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Articles 23(1), 105, 111, 138, 154P; High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 — ss. 3, 4, 2(2); Industrial Disputes Act No. 43 of 1950 (as amended by Act No. 32 of 1990) — ss. 31C(3), 31D(3); Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978 (as amended, including by Act No. 34 of 2022) — ss. 2, 3, 4, 5(1), 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 46(1)(d); Civil Procedure Code — s. 9. | Download |
| 2024-12-13 | CA/HCC/0254/2023 |
Dehiwalage Joseph Rathnasiri Perera (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Cheating; gem business fraud; guilty plea; appeal against sentence only; suspended sentence; compensation order; excessive sentence argument; old age of accused as mitigating factor; sentencing principles; s.331 CPC appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (s. 331, s. 17(4)) | Download |
| 2024-12-12 | CA/HCC/0123/2013 |
Murugaiya Chandramogan (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J | Murder; robbery; Section 296 Penal Code; Section 380 Penal Code; circumstantial evidence; recent possession of stolen property; Section 33 Evidence Ordinance; non-summary inquiry; right to cross-examine; Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act No. 42 of 2007; dock statement; unconscionable delay; acquittal on appeal | Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act No. 42 of 2007, Evidence Ordinance No. 14 of 1895, Constitution of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-12-12 | CPA/0026/2024 |
Don Gamage Rupasinghe (Accused-Appellant-Petitioner) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revision application; Article 138 Constitution; criminal trespass; mischief by fire; Penal Code ss.433, 418; sentence enhancement by appellate High Court; failure to afford opportunity to show cause; natural justice; audi alteram partem; procedural irregularity; miscarriage of justice; compensation order under s.17(7) CPC; conviction and sentence set aside; acquittal | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Article 138, Article 154P); S.C. Rules — C.A. (Appellate Procedure) Rules of 1990 (Rule 3); Penal Code (ss. 433, 418); Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (ss. 336, 17(7)) | Download |
| 2024-12-11 | CA/HCC/0064/2024 |
Sinnathambi Kumarasami (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J. | Murder; Section 296 Penal Code; dying declaration; Section 32 Evidence Ordinance; burn injuries; circumstantial evidence; failure to offer explanation; adverse inference; statement from the dock; allocutus; death sentence; appeal against conviction | Penal Code — Section 296 (murder) Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978 — Section 14 High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 — Section 11 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 Evidence Ordinance No. 14 of 1895 — Section 32, Section 32(1) and Illustration (a) (dying declarations) | Download |
| 2024-12-11 | CA/WRT/0227/2022 |
Embody Trading (Pvt) Ltd. Vs. Commissioner General of Labour and others
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Writ of Certiorari, Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act, probation, extension of probationary period, prior written consent, Commissioner of Labour approval, non-disciplinary termination, natural justice, fixed-term contract vs. probation, back wages, reinstatement | Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act No. 45 of 1971 — ss. 2(1), 2(4), 2(5); Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140. | Download |
| 2024-12-11 | CA/HCC/0148/2018 |
Kandage Pushpa Jayantha Perera (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Possession and trafficking of heroin, chain of custody, inward journey of productions, non-production of exhibit, improbability of prosecution story, contradictions in prosecution evidence, dock statement, proof beyond reasonable doubt, credibility of witnesses | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Article/s. 331(1); Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138(1); Criminal Procedure Code — s. 420 (admissions). | Download |
| 2024-12-11 | CPA/0079/2023 |
Gamini Guruge alias Lal Guruge Vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Hikkaduwa (appearing for the Excise Inspector, Galle) and The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revision application; Article 138 Constitution; Excise Ordinance; unlawful possession of liquor; appeal under Article 154P; dismissal in absentia; preliminary objections; maintainability; statutory alternate remedy bypassed; Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court; s.9 High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act; exceptional circumstances requirement; unexplained delay; laches; revision dismissed | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Article 138, Article 154P); Excise Ordinance; High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 (s. 9); Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules of 1990 (Rule 3(4)(b)(i), Rule 3(7)) | Download |
| 2024-12-10 | CA/HCC/0195/2018 |
Andra Hennadige Sameera Lakmal, Deceased Accused-Appellant, Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, circumstantial evidence, irresistible inference, s. 294(3) Penal Code, sufficiency in the ordinary course of nature to cause death, high probability of death vs. mere likelihood, s. 27(1) Evidence Ordinance recovery, Ellenborough Dictum, deceased appellant | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s. 331(1); Penal Code — ss. 294(3), 297; Evidence Ordinance — s. 27(1); Indian Penal Code — s. 300(3) (persuasive/comparative reference). | Download |
| 2024-12-10 | CA/HCC/0030-0031/2017 |
Wijesinghe Mudiyanselage Rohana Samansiri and Munasinghe Appuhamilage Aruna Priyanjith (Accused-Appellants) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; Penal Code s.296; non-jury trial; eye witness evidence; single witness testimony; corroboration; omissions and contradictions; alibi defence; benefit of doubt; equality of arms; conviction affirmed; appeal dismissed | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (s. 331(1)); Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Article 138); Penal Code (s. 296) | Download |
| 2024-12-09 | CA/PHC/0068/2020 |
B. G. Sumith Abeywickrama Vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Kandaketiya and Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J. | Forest Ordinance, confiscation of vehicle, third-party owner, precautions to prevent commission of offence, balance of probability, corroboration not imperative, revision, appeal from High Court | Forest Ordinance No. 16 of 1907 (as amended), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-12-06 | CPA/0114/2023 |
Ganeshan Yogachithra (Applicant-Petitioner-Petitioner-Petitioner) Vs. Baragama Kapu Gedara Sumith (Respondent-Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revision, Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, protection order, expiry of protection order, matrimonial home, statutory right of appeal not invoked, futility of pronouncing judgment, academic exercise | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Articles 138, 154(P)(3)(b); High Court of Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 — s. 11; Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005 — ss. 10(2), 17. | Download |
| 2024-12-05 | CA/HCC/0172/2019 |
Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Jiffry (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Drug trafficking; possession of heroin; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; death sentence; appeal under s.331(1) CPC; credibility and probability of prosecution evidence; contradictory prosecution testimony; misdirection by trial judge; judicial questioning of witnesses; right to fair trial; Article 13(3); acquittal on appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (ss. 331(1), 420, 439); Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Article 138, Article 13(3)); Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 (ss. 54(A)(b), 54(A)(d)); Civil Procedure Code (ss. 164–165); Evidence Ordinance (s. 165) | Download |
| 2024-12-04 | CA/HCC/0215/2020 |
Welliden Sunendra Kumar alias Short Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J | Trafficking; possession of narcotics; Section 54A(b) and 54A(d) Poisons Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; Test of Probability and Improbability; police witness credibility; informant protection; material contradiction in evidence; dock statement; narcotics raid; reasonable doubt; acquittal on appeal | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) — Section 54A(b) (trafficking); Section 54A(d) (possession) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 | Download |
| 2024-12-04 | CA/HCC/0215/2020 |
Welliden Sunendra Kumar alias Short Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J | Trafficking; possession of narcotics; Section 54A(b) and 54A(d) Poisons Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; Test of Probability and Improbability; police witness credibility; informant protection; material contradiction in evidence; dock statement; narcotics raid; reasonable doubt; acquittal on appeal | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) — Section 54A(b) (trafficking); Section 54A(d) (possession) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 | Download |
| 2024-12-03 | CPA/0042/2022 |
Weerasekarage Indrasena (2nd Accused-Petitioner) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revision application; Article 138 Constitution; murder; Penal Code ss.296, 32; fair trial; Article 13(3); refreshing memory; Evidence Ordinance ss.159, 160, 154, 145, 110; witness intimidation; use of police statement as substantive evidence versus contradiction only; leading questions in examination-in-chief; expunging evidence; retrial ordered; Attorney General not objecting to revision | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Article 138, Article 13(3)); Penal Code (ss. 296, 32); Evidence Ordinance No. 14 of 1895 (ss. 110(3) [as cited in the Sinhala order, corresponding to CPC s.110], 145, 154, 159, 160); Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (s. 110); International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act No. 56 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-12-03 | CA/HCC/0103/2022 |
Warusappulige Wasantha Sarath Kumara (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General Department, Colombo 12 (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Rape, statutory rape, child sexual abuse, belated complaint, medico-legal evidence, corroboration, evidence of child witnesses, dock statement, appeal against conviction and sentence | Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-12-02 | CA/HCC/0418-0420/2019 |
Uswatte Liyanage Wijayananda Perera Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J | Unlawful assembly; murder; attempted murder; common object; common intention; Section 140, 296, 300, 32, 146 Penal Code; successor judge; predecessor judge; Section 200(1) Code of Criminal Procedure Act; demeanor and deportment of witnesses; fair trial; recall of witnesses; retrial; unconscionable delay; Ellenborough principle; corroboration; dock statement; acquittal on appeal | Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 | Download |
| 2024-12-02 | CA/HCC/0434/2019 |
Mohamed Rasheed Nazeera (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Drug trafficking; possession of heroin; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; life imprisonment; appeal under s.331(1) CPC; chain of custody; inward journey of production; discrepancy in weight of production; dock statement; unsworn statement as evidence; benefit of doubt; failure of raid execution; acquittal on appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (s. 331(1)); Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Article 138); Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 (ss. 54(A)(b), 54(A)(d)) | Download |
| 2024-11-29 | CA/WRT/0074/2024 |
National Institute of Business Management (Petitioner) Vs. Commissioner General of Labour; J.L.P. Fernando; R.S. Ariyapperuma; Hon. Attorney General (Respondents)
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; industrial arbitration award; mandatory security deposit precondition; failure to furnish certificate of deposit; non-joinder of necessary parties; suppression of material facts; unclean hands doctrine; industrial dispute referral; Minister\'s administrative (non-judicial) function | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Industrial Disputes Act — Section 4(1) (Minister\'s power to refer industrial dispute to arbitration) Industrial Disputes Act — Section 17(1) (arbitrator\'s award) Industrial Disputes Act — Section 24 (industrial court determination) Industrial Disputes Act — Section 31DDDDD | Download |
| 2024-11-29 | CA/HCC/0248/2020 |
Moditha Tikiri Bandara Ekanayake (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Criminal appeal; criminal breach of trust; gem trade transaction; trial in absentia; amendment of indictment; dock statement; credibility of witnesses; belatedness of complaint; non-production of original document; appellate deference to trial judge\'s findings of fact | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 (right of appeal); Section 241 (trial in absentia after abscondment) Penal Code — Section 389 (original indicted charge, criminal breach of trust); Section 403 (amended additional charge — conviction entered on this count) | Download |
| 2024-11-29 | CA/WRT/0242/2019 |
Seylan Bank PLC (Petitioner) Vs. Commissioner General of Labour and Aminudeen Abdul Hafeel (Respondents)
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Prohibition, Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act, retirement age, unilateral variation of circular, contract of employment, ultra vires, unreasonableness, back wages, validity of circular absent judicial declaration | Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act — s. 3(1)(c)(i), (ii); Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140. | Download |
| 2024-11-29 | CA/WRT/0246/2019 |
Seylan Bank PLC (Petitioner) Vs. Commissioner General of Labour and A.K.P. Sumith Amarasiri (Respondents)
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Prohibition, Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act, retirement age, extension of service, unilateral variation of circular, contract of employment, ultra vires, unreasonableness, back wages, validity of circular absent judicial declaration | Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act — s. 3(1)(c)(i), (ii); Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140. | Download |
| 2024-11-28 | CA/HCC/0221/2016 |
Hetti Arachchilage Sanjeewa Kumara (Second Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Robbery; murder; theft; alternative charges under one indictment; erroneous use of \"presume\" as standard of proof; failure of trial judge to state standard of proof; circumstantial evidence — chain/strand test; recovery of stolen property soon after offence; adverse inference under section 114(a) Evidence Ordinance; extension of recent-possession presumption to offences beyond theft; retrial ordered despite lapse of time since offence (2001 incident, 2016 trial) | Penal Code — Section 383, 296, 394, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 175 , 331(1), 420, Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138(1), Evidence Ordinance — Section 114, Illustration (a) | Download |
| 2024-11-27 | CA/WRT/0337/2020 |
Maskeliya Plantations PLC (Petitioner) Vs. Sri Lanka Tea Board
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of certiorari; writ of prohibition; Article 140; Tea Control Act; cancellation of factory registration; natural justice; audi alteram partem; nemo judex in causa sua; Wednesbury unreasonableness; proportionality; adequacy of alternative remedy; chain of custody; ferrous sulphate contamination | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Tea Control Act No. 51 of 1957, Section 8(2), Section 37(1)(e) | Download |
| 2024-11-27 | CPA/0146/2023 |
M. Gamini Dissanayake (Accused-Appellant-Petitioner) Vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Mawathagama (Complainant-Respondent-Respondent) & Hon. Attorney General (Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; Article 138 Constitution; excise offence — illicit liquor possession; exceptional circumstances despite availability of statutory appeal remedy; bad character evidence; previous conviction record disclosed via B-Report; Section 54 Evidence Ordinance; fair trial principle; dock statement evidentiary value; no retrial ordered (police witness advantage concern | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (revisionary jurisdiction); Article 154P (appellate jurisdiction of Provincial High Court) Excise Ordinance — Section 47(1) (possession of illicit liquor) High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 (statutory remedy of leave to appeal/special leave to appeal from Provincial High Court appellate judgments) Evidence Ordinance — Section 54 (irrelevance of bad character evidence in criminal proceedings, subject to exceptions; Explanation 2 — previous conviction relevant as bad character evidence only where character is itself in issue) | Download |
| 2024-11-26 | CA/HCC/0135/2015 |
Sumanadasage Sandun Hemantha (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Kidnapping from lawful guardianship; statutory rape; defective charge — time/date of offence; Section 165 CCPA \"time\" vs \"date\" distinction; reasonable doubt as to date of offence; case history given to a medical examiner; similar-fact evidence of multiple acts under one charge count; literal rule of statutory interpretation; triangulation of interests in fair trial; misdirection by trial judge | Penal Code — Section 354 (kidnapping from lawful guardianship) Penal Code — Section 364(2)(e), as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995 (statutory rape) | Download |
| 2024-11-25 | CA/HCC/0065-0067/2022 |
Kahawalage Ravindra; Kahawalage Iresh Indunil; Kodithuwakku Arachchige Tharanga Dilhan (Accused-Appellants) Vs. The Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; attempted murder; common intention; sole eyewitness testimony; credibility and probability of witness evidence; contradictions and omissions; non-summary inquiry statement; inquest evidence; fair trial; acquittal on appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 Penal Code, Section 296, Section 300, Section 32 | Download |
| 2024-11-25 | CA/HCC/0295/2019 |
Kapuwatte Dissanayake Mudiyansalage Chandra Kumari (Petitioner-Appellant, on behalf of Ranthilake Mudiyanselage Jayaratne Bandara, Deceased Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Abatement of appeal on death of accused; person aggrieved; next of kin; Article 145 revisionary jurisdiction; grave sexual abuse; corroboration of child witness testimony; Section 114(f) Evidence Ordinance; medical evidence corroboration | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 358(1) and 358(2) Judicature Act No. [1978] as amended, Section 16(1), (2), (3) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 145 Penal Code, Section 354 (conviction set aside) and Section 365 (two counts, convictions affirmed) Evidence Ordinance, Section 114(f) | Download |
| 2024-11-25 | CA/WRT/0436/2022 |
Nushad Mohamed Ibnu Mashood Vs. Minister of Education & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Certiorari; writ of Mandamus; Article 140; school admission; Grade One admission marking scheme; Circular No. 29/2019; discretionary writ remedy; bias; discrimination not agitable by certiorari; fundamental rights jurisdiction of Supreme Court | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Circular No. 29/2019 (Ministry of Education), Clauses 7.1.5, 7.2.4, and 9.3.3 (school admission distance/marking criteria) | Download |
| 2024-11-25 | CA/WRT/0436/2022 |
Nushad Mohamed Ibnu Mashood Vs. Minister of Education & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Certiorari; writ of Mandamus; Article 140; school admission; Grade One admission marking scheme; Circular No. 29/2019; discretionary writ remedy; bias; discrimination not agitable by certiorari; fundamental rights jurisdiction of Supreme Court | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Circular No. 29/2019 (Ministry of Education), Clauses 7.1.5, 7.2.4, and 9.3.3 (school admission distance/marking criteria) | Download |
| 2024-11-22 | CPA/0096/2022 |
Abdul Waahidu Jailabdeen and others Vs. Abdul Waahid Ruhul Haq and others
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Hon. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Revision application; Primary Courts\' Procedure Act; breach of peace; land possession dispute; exceptional circumstances; State land; permit holder; nominee succession | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 Act No. 19 of 1990 Primary Courts\' Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979, Section 66, Section 66(1), Section 66(1)(b) | Download |
| 2024-11-22 | CA/PHC/0117/2016 |
Vasantha Premakumara Kudaliyanage; Ranjith Gamini Kudaliyanage Vs. Renuka Nandani Kurukulasuriya & others
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Writ of certiorari; Section 18A Rent Act; demolition permission; redevelopment; more efficient utilization of land; age of building; natural justice; audi alteram partem; mala fides; error of law vs error of fact; landlord-tenant | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 154P(6) High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act No. 19 of 1990, Section 11 Rent Act No. 7 of 1972 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-11-22 | CA/HCC/0016/2023 |
Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Karunarathne (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Appeal against conviction; grave sexual abuse; child witness credibility; medico-legal report; hearsay case history; misdirection; prejudice to substantial rights; burden of proof; presumption of innocence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1), Section 414(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 Penal Code, Section 365B(2)(b) | Download |
| 2024-11-22 | CA/WRT/0505/2023 |
Mallika Wanigasekera and 2 others (Petitioners) Vs. Municipal Council of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia & others (Respondents)
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, P/CA, J. | Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Certiorari; Article 140; demolition order; Urban Development Authority Act; Section 28A notice; amendment of pleadings; Rule 3(8) Court of Appeal Rules; ex-parte permission; suppression of material facts; abuse of process | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Urban Development Authority Act (as amended) — Section 28A; Section 28A(3) Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules 1990 (as amended) — Rule 3(8) | Download |
| 2024-11-21 | CA/WRT/0378/2021 |
Kaluthanthri Arachchige Don Henry Shelton Vs. W.M. Amarasena Wijethunga & others
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Hon. Mahen Gopallawa, J. | Writ of Mandamus; unauthorized construction; development activity; UDA Law permit requirement; delegation of planning powers to local authority; public duty; locus standi; definition of \"public road\"; boundary wall dispute; removal of encroachment; Pradeshiya Sabha\'s statutory duty | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Urban Development Authority Law No. 41 of 1978 (as amended) — Section 3 | Download |
| 2024-11-21 | CA/HCC/0144/2023 |
Muramudali Gedera Malaka Mihira Bandara (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Trafficking and possession of heroin; chain of custody; inward journey of production; weight discrepancy; contradictions between prosecution witnesses; burden of proof; benefit of the doubt; acquittal on appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Section 54(A)(b), Section 54(A)(d), as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 | Download |
| 2024-11-20 | CA/WRT/0523/2024 |
Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias \"Erandi\" alias \"Harakkata\" Vs. Hon. Attorney General & others
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; premature indictment; prosecutorial discretion of the Attorney General; PTA detention order; mala fides plea — evidentiary standard; res judicata / issue estoppel / cause of action estoppel; abuse of process; doctrine of functus officio; withdrawal of prior writ application by proxy petitioner; arguability principle in judicial review; B-Report and ongoing police investigation | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979 (as amended) — Section 15A(1) (detention order) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 164 (naming of offence per legally assigned name); Section 173 (joint/separate trial discretion); Section 180 (indictment procedure) Penal Code — Section 315 Supreme Court Rules 1978 — Rule 47 | Download |
| 2024-11-20 | CPA/0085/2023 |
Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC; D.S. Gunasekara Vs. R.A. Prageeth Jaliya Jayathilake, Authorized Officer under the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; Article 138 Constitution; NATA Act pictorial warning requirement; cardboard box/carton interpretation; Sinhala text prevails over English translation; statutory ambiguity as mitigating factor; withdrawal of charges; prosecutorial discretion; exceptional circumstances test; discretionary nature of revision | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act No. 27 of 2006, as amended by Act No. 3 of 2015 — Section 34(1)(a), 34(1)(b) (pictorial/health warning display requirements); Section 34A (referenced) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 189 (withdrawal of complaint by complainant before judgment) | Download |
| 2024-11-20 | CPA/0085/2023 |
D.S. Gunasekara (Pvt) Ltd Vs. R.A. Prageeth Jaliya Jayathilake, Authorized Officer under the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; Article 138 Constitution; NATA Act pictorial warning requirement; cardboard box/carton interpretation; Sinhala text prevails over English translation; statutory ambiguity as mitigating factor; withdrawal of charges; prosecutorial discretion; exceptional circumstances test; discretionary nature of revision; companion/consolidated proceedings | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act No. 27 of 2006, as amended by Act No. 3 of 2015 — Section 34(1)(a), 34(1)(b) (pictorial/health warning display requirements); Section 34A (referenced) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 189 (withdrawal of complaint by complainant before judgment); Section 266 (referenced re: compounding of offences, not extended by s.189) | Download |
| 2024-11-20 | CA/WRT/0117/2024 |
Jostein Viksund Design and Model Centre (Private) Limited Vs. Bank of Ceylon
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140; mala fides in administrative law; discretionary nature of certiorari; Bank of Ceylon Ordinance mortgage sale procedure; non-joinder of necessary parties; letters of credit default; failure to settle overdraft; standard for proving bad faith against statutory decision-makers | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Bank of Ceylon Ordinance No. 53 of 1938 (as amended), Sections 19 (Board resolution to sell mortgaged property by public auction), 21 and 22 (notice provisions), 23 (payment before sale, as substituted by s.12 of Law 10 of 1974), and 26 (recoverable moneys and costs) Companies Act No. 17 of 1982 (Petitioner\'s incorporation) | Download |
| 2024-11-18 | CA/HCC/0414/2019 |
Geeganage Gamage Amarasiri alias Julampitiye Amare (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; unlawful assembly; common object; common intention; identification parade; eyewitness identification; Turnbull guidelines; dock statement/defence evidence evaluation; duplication of sentence for same act; death sentence; witness compensation | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-11-13 | CA/WRT/0513/2019 |
Vinodini Arumugam (Petitioner) Vs. Urban Development Authority
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Mandamus; Article 140; public duty vs. private right; encroachment on right of way; disputed facts precluding writ jurisdiction; Certificate of Conformity; discretionary remedy | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 | Download |
| 2024-11-12 | CA/WRT/0595/2023 |
Mrs. Indumathi Paranamana (Petitioner) Vs. Mrs. M.K. Harshani Sameera & 6 others (Respondents)
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, P/CA, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140; legal authority; transfer of Principal; disciplinary inquiry; National School; Provincial Public Service Commission; jurisdiction of Director of Education; excess of legal authority; ultra vires | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140; Article 4(c); Ninth Schedule (Provincial Council List), Appendix III, Section 3 Interpretation Ordinance — Section 2 | Download |
| 2024-11-11 | CA/HCC/0170/2022 |
Rasakumar Nirosh Kumar Vs. Hon. Attorney General & others
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Gang rape; abduction; identification parade not held; dock identification; probability of prosecutrix\'s version; requirement/practice of corroboration in sexual offence cases; inconsistency between MLR history and trial testimony; conviction cannot rest on weakness of defence case; benefit of the doubt; appeal allowed — acquittal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) (right of appeal); Section 241 (trial in absentia of absconding accused — applied to 2nd accused); Section 420 (admission of Medico-Legal Report and Government Analyst\'s report without formal proof) Penal Code — Section 364(2)(g) as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Acts No. 22 of 1995, 29 of 1998 and 16 of 2006 (offence of gang rape); Section 364(2) (punishment provision) | Download |
| 2024-11-08 | CPA/0028/2024 |
Nayana Wijesinghe Vs. Officer In Charge, Police Station, Dehiwala
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Revision application; right of way dispute; breach of the peace; Primary Courts Procedure Act inquiry; possession vs. entitlement to a right other than possession; servitude; way of necessity; disputed deed of declaration — forged/non-existent notary; quasi-criminal jurisdiction; provisional and preventive order; exceptional circumstances standard for revisionary jurisdiction; removal of obstruction — competing case law on court\'s power to order demolition | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138 High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 Primary Courts Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979 — Section 66(1)(a) and (b) | Download |
| 2024-11-08 | CA/PHC/0110/2018 |
Kandasamy Ponnammah Vs. The Army Commander & others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar J. | Habeas Corpus; enforced disappearance; Omanthai checkpoint; burden of proof; hearsay evidence; disputed facts; Magistrate\'s inquiry and report; standard of proof for allegations of unlawful custody amounting to a crime | High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 141 (High Court direction to Magistrate to inquire and report), Article 154P(4) | Download |
| 2024-11-08 | CPA/0082/2023 |
The Attorney General (Complainant-Petitioner) Vs. Kirinde Ariyadamma Thero alias Ihala Thanthrige Ariyadasa, Sri Subodharama Viharaya, Mahawanwela (Accused-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision under Article 138; grave sexual abuse; child priest (Samanera) victim; pre-trial conference; discharge of accused; amendment of indictment; specificity of date in charge; defence of alibi; prosecutorial discretion; Attorney General\'s power to indict | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 Penal Code, Section 365B(2)(b) (as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995 and Act No. 29 of 1998) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-11-08 | CA/WRT/0462/2023 |
The Sri Lanka Transport Board Vs. Mr. D.K.G. Karunaratne, The Arbitrator & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; writ of Mandamus; writ of Prohibition; Article 140; Voluntary Retirement Scheme; gratuity and compensation calculation; last drawn salary; Arbitrator\'s award; duty to act fairly; Lord Atkin\'s formula; labour disputes | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Gratuity Act (interpretation of \"wages and salary\" for last-drawn-salary calculation) | Download |
| 2024-11-07 | CA/HCC/0062/2024 |
Myrvin Priyantha Balasooriya (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Amal Ranaraja, J. | Kidnapping of a minor; grave sexual abuse; guilty plea; sentence appeal; mandatory minimum sentence; judicial discretion to impose non-custodial sentence; Section 306 CCPA inapplicable to High Court; aggravating factors; prior convictions; delay in trial as mitigating factor (rejected) | Penal Code — Section 354 (kidnapping) Penal Code — Section 365(B)(2)(b), as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995, Act No. 29 of 1998, and Act No. 16 of 2006 (grave sexual abuse; mandatory minimum 7 years RI) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 (basis of application to Court of Appeal) | Download |
| 2024-11-07 | CA/HCA/0004/2012 |
D.G. Mendis Appuhamy Vs. Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army & others
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe, J. | Habeas corpus; enforced disappearance/abduction; Article 141 Constitution; Chief Magistrate inquiry and report; failure to investigate; police negligence; custody transfer to Army without legal process; fundamental rights infringement; referral to Supreme Court under Article 126(3) | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 141 (habeas corpus jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal, including proviso for reference to Chief Magistrate for inquiry); Article 12 (fundamental right to equality, Chapter III); Article 126(3) (mandatory referral to Supreme Court upon prima facie evidence of fundamental rights infringement arising in the course of writ proceedings) | Download |
| 2024-11-07 | RII/0009/2022 |
Aluthwala Juwanwadu Sarath Ranjan Vs. Uththamawadu Kamal Garpasiri & others
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe, J. | Restitutio in integrum; revision; terms of settlement; consent decree; want of mutuality; Civil Procedure Code sections 91 and 408; declaration of title; prescriptive title; amicable partition; motion in writing requirement | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138(1) Civil Procedure Code, Section 91 (motion and written memorandum requirement), Section 408 (notification of settlement/compromise to court and entry of decree) | Download |
| 2024-11-05 | CA/HCC/0444/2017 |
Don Seemon Ralalage Shantha Premaratne (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Director-General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Bribery; soliciting and accepting gratification; MP/Deputy Minister accused; test of consistency and probability; belated evidence and imprecise dating of offence; succession of trial judges; demeanour of witnesses; Section 48 Judicature Act; adoption of evidence by successor judge; appellate deference to trial court\'s credibility findings | Bribery Act — Section 20(b)(iv) (soliciting gratification — count 1; accepting gratification — count 2) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) (right of appeal); Section 165 (particulars as to time, place and person in a charge) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (Court of Appeal\'s appellate jurisdiction) Judicature Act — Section 48 (continuation of proceedings before successor judge) | Download |
| 2024-11-05 | CA/HCC/0033/2023 |
Rajapakshe Arachchilage Piyasena alias Morpana (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Rape of a minor; statutory rape; credibility of child victim\'s testimony; inconsistent and contradictory evidence; corroborating witness contradictions inter se and per se; judgment delivered by judge who did not hear witnesses; demeanour and deportment; burden of proof; presumption of innocence; misdirection on burden of proof; appeal allowed — conviction set aside | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Article 331 [sic; likely Section 331] (right of appeal); Section 334 (referenced re: proviso, in quoted case law) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (referenced re: proviso, in quoted case law); Article 13(5) (presumption of innocence as a fundamental right, per quoted case law) | Download |
| 2024-10-30 | CA/TAX/0047/2019 |
The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue (Appellant) Vs. Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Respondent)
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Tax Appeal Commission; royalty payment deduction; associated/closely connected persons; arm\'s length pricing; transfer pricing; Technical Know How and Communication Package licence | Tax Appeal Commission Act No. 23 of 2011 (as amended by Act No. 20 of 2013) — Section 11A, Section 11A(6) Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006 (as amended) — Sections 25, 25(1)(b)(i), 26(1), 26(1)(m), 32, 32(5), 32(5)(a), 39, 82, 82(1)(a)-(b), 82(2), 104 | Download |
| 2024-10-30 | CA/WRT/0112/2024 |
Pothumulla Kankanamge Pathma Ranathunga (Petitioner) Vs. H.K.K.A Jayasundara (Commissioner General of Labour - Acting) and 4 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Writ of prohibition; writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; Article 140; Employees\' Provident Fund; nomination of beneficiary; suppression of material facts; uberrima fides; decree nisi; legal marriage; vague relief | Article 140 of the Constitution Civil Procedure Code — Section 605 Employees\' Provident Fund Act — Government Gazette No. 11,573 dated 31.10.1958, Part 3 Clause 8, Regulations 26(1)-(2) Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 | Download |
| 2024-10-30 | CA/WRT/0505/2024 |
Chandra P. Withana (Petitioner) Vs. Divisional Secretary, Nuwaragam Palatha East and 3 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Writ of certiorari; Article 140; State land; quit notice; alternative remedy; vindicatory action; unauthorized occupant; vague prayer/relief; ownership by request letter | Article 140 of the Constitution State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act, No. 7 of 1979 — Section 12 | Download |
| 2024-10-30 | CA/WRT/0299/2020 |
Koggala Koggodage Nihal Lakshan Sirisena Vs. Urban Council, Maharagama and Others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; unauthorized building construction; encroachment on private access road; Urban Development Authority Act; statutory duty to enforce planning compliance; prescriptive easement; demolition order; procedural objections to mandamus — undated affidavit, demand requirement | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Urban Development Authority Act No. 41 of 1978 — Section 28A | Download |
| 2024-10-29 | CA/WRT/0377/2018 |
Daffodil Hotels (Private) Limited Vs. Commissioner General of Excise and Others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola J. | Writ of certiorari; writ of prohibition; writ of mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; Excise Notification No. 902; FL-11 liquor license; distance rule for religious places and schools; natural justice — notification of complaints; legitimate expectation; conditional license | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Excise Notification No. 902 — Rules 13(g), 13(h), 20(c), 21 | Download |
| 2024-10-29 | CA/WRT/0228/2023 |
Dandeniye Kankanamalage Gamini Vs. Upali Kodikara (Chairman, Western Province Provincial Road Development Authority) & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; quit notice; government quarters; competent authority; writ of possession; Magistrate\'s Court proceedings; retired public officer accommodation | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 9, Government Quarters Recovery of Possession Act No. 7 of 1969 | Download |
| 2024-10-25 | CA/PHC/0184/2017 |
Munamalpe Gamage Dhamith Sameera Vs. Neranjan Srimantha Senadeera (Commissioner of Co-operative Development and Registrar, Central Province) and Others
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Writ of certiorari; Writ of mandamus; Co-operative Societies; appeal deposit; vires of subsidiary legislation; ratio decidendi vs. obiter dictum; stare decisis; cross-appeal by employer co-operative society; partial remittal of writ application | High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act No. 19 of 1990 — Section 11 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 154P(6) Co-operative Societies Law No. 5 of 1972 — Sections 58(3), 59, 61(1), 61(2)(y) | Download |
| 2024-10-25 | CA/HCC/0360/2018 |
Hon. Attorney General Vs. Senanayakage Indika Ruwan
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Circumstantial evidence; alibi; notice of alibi; possession and control; proviso to Article 138; failure of justice; armed robbery; conspiracy; unchallenged evidence. | Penal Code — ss. 113B, 102, 380, Firearms Ordinance — s. 44(a), as amended, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s. 241, s. 331(1), s. 436, s. 126A, Evidence Ordinance — s. 27 | Download |
| 2024-10-25 | CA/PHC/0102/2018 |
Prakash Anand Schafter Vs. Secretary and Enforcement Officer, Boralesgamuwa Urban Council & others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Writ of Mandamus; public duty vs. private dispute; local authority/Urban Council; wastewater discharge; standing of private party; statutory duty requirement | common law/administrative law principles regarding Mandamus | Download |
| 2024-10-25 | CA/WRT/0533/2019 |
Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (Petitioner) Vs. Hon. Ravindra Samaraweera (Minister of Labour) & others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; industrial arbitration award; judicial review vs. appeal distinction; Wednesbury unreasonableness; illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety; jurisdiction to determine fundamental rights violations; laches in industrial disputes; discriminatory promotion; legitimate expectation; arbitrator\'s discretionary powers | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Articles 12(1), 126(1), 140; Industrial Disputes Act No. 53 of 1973 (as amended) — Section 17(1), Section 21 | Download |
| 2024-10-24 | RII/0044/2024 |
Abeydeera Arachchige Chalet Kamalawathie Vs. Galagedara Muthukuda Wickramasinghe Mudiyanselage Karunawathie (Substituted Plaintiff-Respondent)
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Restitutio-in-integrum; revision; execution of writ; ejectment/eviction; prescriptive possession; boundary demarcation; surveyor appointment; ex parte proceedings; deed of transfer vs. mortgage | Article 138 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-10-24 | CA/TAX/0020/2022 |
Colombo Fort Land and Building PLC Vs. Commissioner General of Inland Revenue
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | questions of law; Assessor\'s reasons for assessment; Notice of Assessment; holding company vs. investment company; business income; dividend income exemption; double taxation; burden of proof in tax cases; strict construction of taxing | Section 11A, Tax Appeals Commission Act, No. 23 of 2011 (as amended) Sections 3(a), 3(e), 63, 65, 163(3), 164, and 170(6), Inland Revenue Act, No. 10 of 2006 (as amended) Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act, No. 9 of 2015 Section 529, Companies Act, No. 7 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-10-24 | CA/TAX/0021/2022 |
Colombo Fort Land and Building PLC Vs. Commissioner General of Inland Revenue
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Assessor\'s reasons for assessment; Notice of Assessment; holding company vs. investment company; business income; dividend income exemption; withholding tax credit; double taxation; burden of proof in tax cases; strict construction of taxing statutes | Section 11A, Tax Appeals Commission Act, No. 23 of 2011 (as amended) Sections 3(a), 3(e), 63, 65, 163(3), 164, and 170(6), Inland Revenue Act, No. 10 of 2006 (as amended) Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act, No. 9 of 2015 Section 529, Companies Act, No. 7 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-10-23 | CA/HCC/0023/2019 |
Nalantha Sisira Kumara Madduma Patabendi (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Bribery; solicitation and acceptance of gratification; misjoinder of charges; curable irregularity; failure of justice; credibility of witnesses; dock statement; contradictions in testimony; appeal against conviction and sentence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) (right of appeal); Sections 174, 175 (joinder of charges); Section 436 (irregularities not vitiating judgment absent failure of justice) Bribery Act — Section 16(b) (soliciting/accepting gratification); Section 19(c) (related offence); Section 26 (fine provision) | Download |
| 2024-10-23 | CA/WRT/0175/2020 |
Matarage Hemantha De Silva (deceased, substituted by Ravinda De Silva Matarage) & others Vs. Divisional Secretary, Habaraduwa & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; disputed facts doctrine; alternative remedy (partition action); Sacred Land Gazette declaration; laches and delay; discretionary nature of writ relief; unexplained six-year delay | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 66, Primary Court Proceedings | Download |
| 2024-10-22 | CA/HCC/0382/2018 |
Sonnadaralage Chintaka Suranga (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Trafficking and possession of heroin; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; dock statement; inter se and per se contradictions; chain of custody; Government Analyst Report; test of probability; benefit of doubt | - Section 331(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (right of appeal) - Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Sections 54(A)(d) and 54(A)(b), Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) - Section 420, Code of Criminal Procedure Act (admission of Government Analyst Report) | Download |
| 2024-10-21 | CA/HCC/0185/2018 |
Selvaraj Wasantharani (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Possession of Heroin; drug trafficking acquittal; police detection and search; chain of custody; improbability of prosecution evidence; dock statement; life imprisonment; reasonable doubt standard; Government Analyst evidence; weight discrepancy | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Amendment Act No. 13 of 2004); Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Sections 331, 420. | Download |
| 2024-10-16 | CA/WRT/0108/2021 |
Professional Surveyors Association and 4 Others (Petitioners) Vs. Land Survey Council (Respondent)
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Writ of mandamus; writ of certiorari; writ of prohibition; Article 140; registration of surveyors; legitimate expectation; breach of statutory duty; arbitrary exercise of power; Rule of Law | Article 140, Article 75, Article 27, Article 28 of the Constitution, Survey Act No. 17 of 2002 — Sections 26, 37, 39, 39(1)-(4), 40, 40(1)-(3), Surveyors Ordinance — Sections 4, 6, Interpretation Ordinance No. 21 of 1901 — Section 4, Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-10-16 | CA/PHC/0086/2016 |
Pandiyan Punyarajah Vs. Competent Authority, Plantation Industries Monitoring Division, Ministry of Plantation Industries
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Revisionary jurisdiction of Provincial High Court; Article 154P(3) vs. Article 154P(4) Constitution; State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act; writ jurisdiction on state lands; ejectment order; Sinhala vs. English text of Constitution — Article 23; ejusdem generis; binding precedent and stare decisis | High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act No. 19 of 1990 — Section 11 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Articles 154P(3), 154P(3)(b), 154P(4), 154P(4)(b), 138, 138(1), 23 State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979, as amended — Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 10(1), 10(2) Criminal Procedure Code — Sections 60, 61, 81, Chapter IX Agrarian Services Act — Sections 5, 9 | Download |
| 2024-10-16 | CA/WRT/0333/2015 |
Dinamithra Gedara Upali Ranasinghe Vs. Commissioner General of Lands and Others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola J. | Writ of certiorari; Writ of mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; Land Development Ordinance; nomination and cancellation of successor; permit holder; co-successor nomination; delay in seeking writ relief; ultra vires administrative decision | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 — Sections 53, 54, 56(1), 58(1), 62(1), 75, 81, 83, 155 | Download |
| 2024-10-16 | CPA/0147/2022 |
Amarasinghe Mudalige Chandana Susantha Amarasinghe Vs. Bebina Hennadige Thusharika Fernando
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Revision application; child maintenance; interim maintenance order; revisionary jurisdiction; Magistrate\'s Court order; husband and wife living apart; illegality shocking the conscience of the court | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 154P(6) read with Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-10-15 | CA/HCC/0094/2018 |
Mohammed Majeed Mohammed Nazar Vs. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Trafficking of Heroin (Diacetylmorphine); Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; credibility of prosecution witnesses; contradictory police evidence; Government Analyst Report; benefit of the doubt; appeal against conviction and sentence; acquittal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Sections 331(1), 420 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 — Sections 54(A)(b), 54(A)(d) | Download |
| 2024-10-15 | CA/HCC/0440/2019 |
Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent) Vs. Wijemuni Madhura Manaranga De Silva (Accused-Appellant)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; circumstantial evidence; confessional statement; section 127 statement; voir dire inquiry; voluntariness of confession; involuntary confession; motive; extramarital affair; subsequent conduct; forced entry; scene of crime investigation; demeanour findings; appellate deference. | Penal Code — s. 296 (murder), three counts Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s. 331 (right of appeal), s. 127 (recording of statements/confessions by a Magistrate), s. 277 (manner of recording statements) Evidence Ordinance — s. 24 (irrelevance of confession induced by threat, inducement or promise), s. 3 | Download |
| 2024-10-14 | CA/WRT/0085/2023 |
Weerasekara Mudiyanselage Gedara Sanjeewa Bandara Abeykoon Vs. K.D. Bandula Jayasinghe (Land Commissioner General) & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Land Development Ordinance succession; nominated successor; title cancellation; failure to succeed within six months; permit regularization; ultra vires administrative decision | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sections 2 (\"Disposition\"), 19(4), 55, 68(2), 72, 74, 84, and the Third Schedule, Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-10-11 | CA/HCC/0332/2018 |
Mohomad Mansoor Mohomad Asmin v. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Possession of heroin; Section 54(A)(d) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; life imprisonment; trial de novo; Section 241(1) and 241(2) Code of Criminal Procedure Act; trial in absentia; right to counsel; Article 13(3) of the Constitution; witness credibility; procedural irregularity; fair trial; retrial; acquittal on appeal | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Section 54(A)(d) (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984), Section 77(ii), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) (read with Article 138 of the Constitution), Section 241(1), Section 241(2), Section 420 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 13(3), Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-10-11 | CA/PHC/0015/2021 |
Nalani Danawathi Wijethilaka Vs. Registrar and Commissioner of the Co-operative Development Department of the Southern Province and Others
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Writ of certiorari; Writ of mandamus; Co-operative Societies; appeal deposit; vires of subsidiary legislation; ratio decidendi vs. obiter dictum; stare decisis; collateral attack on vires in Provincial High Court | High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act No. 19 of 1990 — Section 11 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 154P(6) Co-operative Societies Law No. 5 of 1972 — Sections 38(2), 58(3), 59, 61(1), 61(2)(y) | Download |
| 2024-10-11 | CPA/0129/2022 |
Weerasekaraarachchige Champika Niranjali Weerasekara Vs. Dadallage Thushara Roshan Thalhenawatte & others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Primary Courts\' Procedure; breach of peace; land possession dispute; section 66 application; identification of disputed land; revisionary jurisdiction; exceptional circumstances; private information; boundary dispute. | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (revisionary jurisdiction) Primary Courts\' Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979 — s. 66(1) (institution of proceedings for breach of peace/land possession disputes); s. 66(1)(b) (institution by affidavit/private information) | Download |
| 2024-10-10 | CA/HCC/0126/2023 |
Mohomed Shaheer Mohomed Asmir (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General; Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Morawaka (Complainant-Respondents)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Statutory Rape ; substitution of charge from grave sexual abuse; delayed complaint; contradictions and omissions in victim testimony; corroboration by medical evidence; credibility of child sexual abuse survivor; dock statement; reasonable doubt standard | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138; Penal Code — Sections 365B(2)(a), 364(2). | Download |
| 2024-10-10 | CA/HCC/0169/2015 |
Kankanamage Jagathchandra Wijesinghe (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney-General (Respondent)
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Hon.K.M.G.H. Kulatunga, J. | Drug trafficking; possession of firearm and explosives; minimum mandatory sentence; sentence disparity between co-accused; guilty plea as mitigating factor; abuse of police office; medical fitness to serve sentence; abandonment of appeal against conviction | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act — Section 54A(b); Firearms Ordinance No. 33 of 1916 — Section 22(1), 22(3); Explosives Act No. 21 of 1956 — Sections 9(2), 27; Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Sections 197(2), 303(1)(k), 331(1); Constitution — Article 138, Article 13(6). | Download |
| 2024-10-08 | CA/WRT/0396/2014 |
Antony Suresh Rajakumaran Muttiah Vs. Dr. (Ms) Saroja Wettasinghe (Directress, Department of National Archives) and Others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; Article 140; disputed facts; Cabinet Memorandum; discretionary power; Ombudsman recommendation; futility of mandamus; contractual balance payment | Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-10-08 | CA/HCC/0003/2020 |
Don Sydney Manikka Hettiarachchi Vs. Hon. Attorney-General
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J. | Criminal misappropriation; offences against public property; pawning fraud; circumstantial evidence; conviction on partial/lesser sum; fine reduction; default sentence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) , Section 283, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138, Offences Against Public Property Act No. 12 of 1982 (as amended by Act No. 76 of 1988) — Section 5(1) , Penal Code — Section 386, Section 22 | Download |
| 2024-10-07 | CA/HCC/0082-0084/2023 |
Ulpagoda Pathiraarachchige Prince Neranjan Karunanayake & Another Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Culpable homicide not amounting to murder; sentencing appeal; section 297 first/second limb; knowledge vs. intention; sudden fight; exception 4 to murder; delayed medical treatment causing death; withdrawal of conviction appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1), Penal Code — Section 140 ,146, 296,293, 294, [Exception 4],297,32 | Download |
| 2024-10-07 | CA/WRT/0362/2022 |
Ahamed Lebbe Uthumalebbe Vs. Hon. Harin Fernando (Minister of Tourism and Lands) & others (including Uthumalebbe Mohamed Ashraff, 7th Respondent)
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; state land annual permit; long-term lease; relevant/irrelevant considerations; Wednesbury unreasonableness; disregard of court directions; personal costs order against public officer; consent to transfer land | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka State Lands Ordinance No. 08 of 1947 (as amended) Sections 53 and 106, Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 (as amended) State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 07 of 1979 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-10-04 | CA/WRT/0346/2020 |
Sehu Ismail Akbar Hassan and 2 Others (Petitioners) Vs. A. Bodaragama (Commissioner General of Excise) and 7 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Writ of certiorari; Article 140; liquor licence FL07/FL08; distance restrictions from schools and religious places; Excise Department; laches; suppression of material facts; futility; boundary-to-boundary distance measurement | Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-10-04 | CA/PHC/0064/2017 |
Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Kingsly Charles Vs. Competent Authority, Manager/Controller, People\'s Estate Development Board & Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | State land recovery of possession; ejectment; competent authority; notice to quit; permit/written authority to occupy; revisionary jurisdiction; discretionary remedy; identity of land not a matter for Magistrate; exceptional circumstances. | State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979 — s. 5(a),(b),(c) (form and issuance of notice to quit); s. 18 | Download |
| 2024-10-03 | CPA/0103/2024 |
Mohottige Chaminda Lalith Kumara Vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station Weeraketiya & the Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision application; discretionary remedy; exceptional circumstances; fine converted to state cost; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act; issuance of notice to Respondent | Article 138 read with Article 154P(3)(b) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka Section 5 of the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 Section 78(5) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act | Download |
| 2024-10-02 | CA/WRT/0092/2013 |
Ceylon Steel Corporation Limited (Petitioner) Vs. T. Piyasoma (The Arbitrator) and 45 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writ of certiorari; Article 140; Industrial Dispute Act; arbitral award; jurisdiction of Arbitrator; collective agreement validity; excess of jurisdiction; arbitral vs judicial power; delegation of functions | Article 140 of the Constitution Industrial Disputes Act — Sections 4(1), 6, 17(2), 19, 33(2), 48 | Download |
| 2024-10-01 | CA/HCC/0260/2020 |
Ilandaridevage Thilakaratne alias Samel Patti and Belandadeva Saman Kumara alias Saman Vs. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; attempted murder; grievous hurt; common intention; culpable homicide not amounting to murder; sudden fight and provocation; exceeding right of private defence; non-explanation of injuries on accused; omissions and contradictions in prosecution evidence; sentence variation on appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Penal Code — Sections 32, 294 (Exception 4), 296, 297 (1st limb), 300, 315 Evidence Ordinance — Sections 33, 105 | Download |
| 2024-09-30 | CA/WRT/0384/2023 |
Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Mahinda Abeykoon (Petitioner) Vs. 1. Dinesh Gunawardena & others
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Writ of Mandamus; Article 140; reinstatement as Chairman of Provincial Council; salary/compensation claim; disqualification upon conviction; delay in seeking relief; suppression of material facts (uberrima fides); necessary parties; premature application; discretionary nature of mandamus | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Articles 89, 91, 140 - Provincial Councils Act No. 42 of 1987 — Sections 3, 7(1), 7(2), 7(3) - Parliamentary Elections Act No. 1 of 1980/1981 — Section 66 (corresponding to Section 52 of the repealed Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Order in Council) - Penal Code (election-related violence conviction) - Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 303(7) | Download |
| 2024-09-30 | CA/WRT/0753/2023 |
Lanka Electricity Company (Private) Limited (LECO) Vs. B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthi (Commissioner of Labour) & others
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140; industrial arbitration award; mandatory security deposit; Commissioner-General certificate; condition precedent; ultra vires; bias; excess of mandate; delay in seeking relief; dismissal in limine | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 140 - Industrial Disputes Act No. 14 of 1947 (as amended) — Sections 17(1), 24, 31DDDDD (introduced by Act No. 22 of 2022) | Download |
| 2024-09-30 | CPA/0083/2023 |
Tharindu Iranga Jayawardana v. Director, Criminal Investigation Department and Others
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revision application; Article 138 Constitution; Article 154P Constitution; exceptional circumstances; contempt of court; territorial jurisdiction of Magistrate\'s Court; Judicature Act Section 55(1); Code of Criminal Procedure Section 9(b)(i); refusal to issue notice; ICCPR Act; Computer Crimes Act; press conference; Sinhala Rawaya organization | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138, Article 154P, Article 105(3) Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978 (as amended by Act No. 16 of 1989), Section 55(1),Section 30, Section 55(1). Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 9(b)(i), Section 136(1) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act No. 56 of 2007 Penal Code, Sections 120, 291(a), 291(b) Computer Crimes Act No. 24 of 2007, Section 6 | Download |
| 2024-09-30 | CA/WRT/0821/2023 |
Namugoda Wijesinghe Atapattu Mudiyanselage Undawatte Keerthi Kumara Edward Weerasinghe & another Vs. Manusha Nanayakkara (Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment) and Others
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of mandamus; Article 140; Foreign Employment Agency licence; alternative remedy; prematurity; demand and refusal | Article 140 of the Constitution Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act No. 21 of 1985 — Sections 31, 33(1), 37(1) | Download |
| 2024-09-27 | CA/WRT/0114/2018 |
H. M. Bandaranayake (Petitioner), substituted by .Dasanayaka Mudiyansela Gendara Sumanawathie Manike, & another Vs. Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka & others
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Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Land Development Ordinance succession; nomination of successor; burden of proof; discretionary relief | - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 140 - Land Development Ordinance — Sections 48A(1), 48A(2), 48A(3), 75 - Land Manual — Regulations 143, 144 - Mahaweli Authority Act No. 23 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-09-27 | CA/PHC/0046/2019 |
Land Reform Commission (Petitioner-Respondent-Respondent) Vs. Volter Stephen Gunarathne (Respondent-Petitioner-Appellant)
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne, J. | Appeal under Section 11, High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act; Article 154P(6); State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act; ejectment order; competent authority; quit notice; prescribed statutory Form; pending partition action; service of quit notice | - High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act No. 19 of 1990 — Section 11 - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 154P(6) - State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 07 of 1999 (as amended) — Sections 3(1), 3(4), 5, 9, 12, 13, 14(1), 14(2), 18(h), 18(l) - Land Reform Law No. 1 of 1972 (as amended) — Section 51 - Evidence Ordinance — Section 114(d) | Download |
| 2024-09-27 | CA/HCC/0146/2020 |
Agampodi Sumith Silva v. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; Section 296 Penal Code; culpable homicide not amounting to murder; Section 297 Penal Code; Exception 1 to Section 294 Penal Code; grave and sudden provocation; cumulative/continuing provocation; sustained provocation; non-jury trial; appeal under Section 331 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979; Section 105 Evidence Ordinance; burden of proof on accused; Section 27(1) Evidence Ordinance; death sentence affirmed | Penal Code, Section 296, 297, 294, Exception 1 (grave and sudden provocation), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331, Evidence Ordinance, Section 105, 27(1) | Download |
| 2024-09-27 | CA/HCC/0212/2018 |
Wanasinghe Mudiyanselage Wimalasena v. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; Section 296 Penal Code; circumstantial evidence; non-jury trial; DNA evidence; chain of custody of productions; Section 27(1) Evidence Ordinance; recovery upon statement; dying declaration; Section 32(1) Evidence Ordinance; witness credibility; motive; death sentence affirmed | Penal Code, Section 296 — murder (charge) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) — right of appeal Evidence Ordinance, Section 27(1) — statement leading to discovery/recovery of productions (knife, sarong, baniyan) Evidence Ordinance, Section 32(1) — relevancy of statements by a person since deceased as to circumstances of the transaction resulting in death (dying declaration) | Download |
| 2024-09-27 | CA/PHC/0214/2017 |
Saman Palitha Fernando Vs. Range Forest Officer, Galgamuwa & others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Forest Ordinance; confiscation of vehicle; third-party vehicle owner; revisionary jurisdiction of the High Court; exceptional circumstances; illegal felling of timber; unauthorised transport of timber; registered ownership; collusion to mislead court; Article 154P(6) appeal. | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 154P(6) , Forest Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-09-27 | CA/REV/0005/2021 |
Thambiraja Mahendran Vs. Alora Pharmaceuticals (Private) Limited & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal; exceptional circumstances; miscarriage of justice; ambiguous/unclear court order; striking off defendants; directors not personally liable on company agreement; Section 18 Civil Procedure Code; setting aside order and remitting for fresh hearing; Commercial High Court. | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Articles 138 and 145 ,Civil Procedure Code, Section 753, Section 18 | Download |
| 2024-09-26 | CA/WRT/0577/2021 |
J.B. Gurusingh &others Vs. Engineering Council of Sri Lanka (ECSL) & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Certiorari; Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; ultra vires; Engineering Council of Sri Lanka Act No. 4 of 2017; engineering practitioner categories; mandatory registration circular; legitimate expectation; regulatory capture; discrimination/favouritism (IESL/IIESL); Government Gazette publication requirement; procedural fairness in rule-making | Article 140, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Article 126(3), Constitution (raised by Respondents as to fundamental-rights jurisdiction — argument not accepted) Sections 12, 13(e), 14, 39, 41 and Schedule A, Engineering Council, Sri Lanka Act No. 4 of 2017 | Download |
| 2024-09-25 | CA/HCC/0234/2023 |
Ambagahage Nihal Ranjith Emmanuwel Vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Rape of minor; incest; section 364A Penal Code; defective indictment; bad character evidence; hearsay; dock statement; sanction of Attorney General; sentencing; credibility of child witness; discrepancy in place of incident; corroboration; sexual abuse. | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s. 331(1) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (appellate jurisdiction) Penal Code — s. 364(3) (punishment provision as per indictment); s. 364A(1) (definition of incest); s. 364A(3) (punishment for incest); s. 364A(4) (requirement of AG\'s written sanction for prosecution) | Download |
| 2024-09-25 | CA/WRT/0425/2022 |
Ihala Jawara Gedara Hema Malani (Petitioner) Vs. C.M. Karunarathna (Divisional Secretary) & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; Land Development Ordinance; nomination of successor; permit holder; grant registration; Wednesbury unreasonableness; illegality; irrationality; title devolution | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Land Development Ordinance — Sections 49, 51, 58, 60, 72, 87, Chapter VII, Third Schedule Rule 1(d)(i) Land Development Ordinance (Amendment) Act No. 11 of 2022 — amending Third Schedule Rule 1(d)(i) | Download |
| 2024-09-24 | CPA/0142/2023 |
The Attorney General Vs. Jeewaka Hemal Edirisinghe & others
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision application; Illegal deposit-taking; Finance Business Act; Retrospective application of penal statute; Repeal and savings clause; Preliminary objections; Discharge of accused; Alter ego principle; Defective indictment; Presidential Commission of Inquiry | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 174 Penal Code — Section 113(a)(1) Finance Business Act No. 42 of 2011 — Section 2(4); Section 53(1); Section 56(1); Section 71(1), (2) (repeal and savings) Finance Companies Act No. 78 of 1988 — Section 2; Section 38 (repealed) | Download |
| 2024-09-24 | CA/HCC/0048-0049/2021 |
Wellawatte Arachchige Kalyanasiri & another Vs. AG
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Forgery; aiding and abetting; impersonation of land owners; sales agreement; attesting witness; unreliable witness; material omissions in evidence; contradictory evidence; benefit of the doubt; acquittal on appeal | Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (right of appeal from High Court conviction) Forgery (aiding and abetting) — specific Penal Code section not identified on the face of the judgment | Download |
| 2024-09-24 | CA/WRT/0260/2023 |
Koggala Hewage Thushara Priyanjith Kusum Seana (Petitioner) Vs. Roshan Ranasinghe (Minister of Sports) and 10 others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140 Constitution; alternative remedy doctrine; National Gymnastic Association election; Independent Election Committee; Sports Regulations appeal procedure; Gazette rescission; futility of relief; document not produced before court | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140, Sports Law / Regulations — Gazette Extraordinary No. 2085/56 dated 22.09.2018 | Download |
| 2024-09-19 | CA/WRT/0194/2017 |
Suraiya Akbarally & others Vs. Urban Development Authority
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writs of Certiorari, Mandamus and Prohibition; Article 140; Preliminary Planning Clearance (PPC); Development Permit; Special Primary Residential Zone; City of Colombo Development Plan; ultra vires; delegated authority; retrospective rezoning; judicial review of planning decisions | - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 140 - Urban Development Authority Act — Sections 3, 8(G), 8(H), 8J(1), 8J(3), 23(5) | Download |
| 2024-09-19 | CA/RII/0030/2023 |
Mohamed Muneer Yoosuf (Defendant-Petitioner-Petitioner) Vs. Lanka Marine Services (Private) Limited (Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon.R. Gurusinghe, J. | Restitutio in Integrum; Revision; Article 138(1) Constitution; ex-parte judgment; Section 839 Civil Procedure Code; Section 86(2A) Civil Procedure Code; laches; fiscal report; break-open notice; declaration of title; ejectment | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138(1) Civil Procedure Code — Section 839 Civil Procedure Code — Section 86(2A) Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act No. 53 of 1980 | Download |
| 2024-09-18 | CA/COC/0006/2020 |
Adambarage Desmond Chathuranga De Alwis Vs. AG
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J.; Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J.;Hon. Mayadunne Corea J. | Contempt of Court; Article 105(3) of the Constitution; scandalizing the court; false and malicious accusations of bribery against sitting judges; social media publication; website administrator liability; inquiry in absentia; absconding respondent; suo motu jurisdiction; proof beyond reasonable doubt; criminal character of contempt | Article 105(3), Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Court of Appeal\'s power to punish for contempt of itself) Contempt of Court, Tribunal or Institution Act No. 8 of 2024 | Download |
| 2024-09-18 | CA/WRT/0641/2021 |
Kavirathne Gamage Jayatilake (Petitioner) Vs. D.D.K. Gamage (Commissioner of Lands) & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; Land Development Ordinance; permit cancellation; Quit Notice; State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act; ultra vires; bad faith; statutory duty to follow directions | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 (as amended) — Sections 4, 20A, 106 State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979 (as amended) — Section 3 | Download |
| 2024-09-13 | CA/HCC/0166/2016 |
Jagath Premalal Senanayake (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; jury trial; verdict announcement irregularity; fair trial (Article 13(3)); dock statement; dying declaration; Section 27(1) recovery; misdirection of jury; culpable homicide not amounting to murder; standard of proof | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Sections 234(4), 331, 334(1), 436 - Penal Code — Section 296 (Murder) - Evidence Ordinance — Sections 27(1), 32(1), 136 - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Articles 13(3), 138 - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) — Article 14(1) - Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Article 10 - European Convention on Human Rights — Article 6 | Download |
| 2024-09-13 | CA/PHC/0276/2019 |
Commissioner of Labour, Department of Labour, Kalutara (Complainant-Respondent-Respondent) Vs. Rammuni Thilak Udayashantha (Respondent-Petitioner-Appellant)
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne, J. | Appeal under Section 11, High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act; Article 154P(6); Employees Provident Fund Act; Section 38(2) certificate; double jeopardy; wrong provision cited in caption; new ground of appeal; revisionary jurisdiction; particulars required in EPF certificate | - High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act No. 19 of 1990 — Section 11 - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 154P(6) (erroneously cited as 154G(6)) - Employees Provident Fund Act No. 15 of 1958 (as amended) — Section 38(2) - Evidence Ordinance — Sections 106, 114(f) | Download |
| 2024-09-13 | CPA/0042/2024 |
Marasinghe Pedige Thushara Kumarasir Vs. Nalaka Wickramasinghe Senanayake, Senior Superintendent of Police – I, Gampaha & others
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revision; Article 138 of the Constitution; Prevention of Money Laundering Act; freezing order; seizure of property distinguished from freezing order; receiver, appointment of; locus standi; exceptional circumstances; abuse of process; misrepresentation of facts to court; discretionary remedy | Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (revisionary jurisdiction) Section 364, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 431(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (procedure for seizure of property and reporting to Magistrate) | Download |
| 2024-09-13 | CA/PHC/0047/2019 |
Plantation Management Monitoring Division & others Vs. Dasanayakalage Karunaratne alias David Singno
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Recovery of possession of State land; ejectment; quit notice; registered post service; revisionary jurisdiction; discretionary remedy; competent authority; vague schedule; title/deeds dispute; substitution of party. | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 read with Article 154P(6) (appellate jurisdiction over Provincial High Court orders) State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979 — s. 3(3) (deemed service of quit notice sent by registered post) | Download |
| 2024-09-13 | CA/WRT/0004/2020 |
Kudage Yasanthi Jayasekera (Deceased Petitioner), substituted by Vidanalage Premarathna (Substituted Petitioner) Vs. Land Reform Commission
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 Constitution; Land Reform Commission; deed of transfer; legitimate expectation; Wednesbury unreasonableness; administrative delay; boundary dispute | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 | Download |
| 2024-09-12 | CA/HCC/0041/2022 |
Dandeniya Arachchige Priyantha Vs. AG
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Grave sexual abuse; child sexual abuse victim; Section 365B(2)(b) Penal Code; judgment written by succeeding judge; adoption of evidence; Section 283(1) CCPA; Section 48 Judicature Act; dock statement; variance between charge and evidence; Section 166 CCPA; immaterial discrepancy; appeal dismissed | Section 331(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (right of appeal) Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 365B(1) and 365B(2)(b), Penal Code (grave sexual abuse) Section 363, Penal Code (rape — referenced by way of contrast in defining grave sexual abuse) Section 283(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (judgment to be written by the judge who heard the case) | Download |
| 2024-09-12 | CA/RII/0065/2024 |
Hetti Appu Pathirennehelage Charlis Appuhamy
Vs. Bodahennadige Indrani Sepalika & others
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Restitutio in integrum; Article 138 of the Constitution; Section 753 Civil Procedure Code; extraordinary remedy; remedy of last resort; alternative remedy available; failure to appeal to Supreme Court; negligence/laches bar to relief; Justus error; notary-executed deed; refusal to issue notice | Section 753, Civil Procedure Code Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 5A and 5C, High Courts of Provinces (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act No. 54 of 2006 | Download |
| 2024-09-12 | CA/WRT/0049/2021 |
Noordheen Adambawa Vs. R. Senthil, Divisional Secretary, Divisional Secretariat, Horowpothana & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Land Development Ordinance; permit succession; legitimate expectation; laches and delay; discretionary remedy; devolution of title on death of permit-holder; Third Schedule LDO | Article 140, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sections 49, 51, 68, 69–71 (repealed by Act No. 16 of 1969), 72, and Third Schedule (Rules 1, 2, 4), Land Development Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-09-11 | CA/HCC/0016/2018 |
Ganegamage Sarath Samarajeeva and Kirinde Dissanayake Indra Kumari v. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Grievous hurt; acid attack; Section 317 Penal Code; visual identification; single eye witness; witness credibility; common intention; Section 32 Penal Code; dock statement; joint liability; compensation order; sentence pending appeal | Penal Code, Section 317 — voluntarily causing grievous hurt by means of a corrosive substance (charge) Penal Code, Section 32 — common intention (joint liability) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) — right of appeal (read with Article 138 of the Constitution) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 — appellate jurisdiction | Download |
| 2024-09-11 | CA/HCC/0170/2019 |
Amukotuwe Gedara Kamal Nishantha alias Mahaththaya v. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Trafficking and possession of heroin; life imprisonment; fair trial; judicial questioning of witnesses; Section 165 Evidence Ordinance; child witness; excessive judicial intervention; Article 13(3) Constitution; justice must be seen to be done; acquittal on appeal; retrial not ordered | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) — trafficking and possession of heroin (charges) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331 — right of appeal Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 420 — admission of Government Analyst Report without requiring the analyst as a witness | Download |
| 2024-09-06 | CPA/0133/2023 |
The Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) Vs. Mohamed Jauffer Irshad Rumy alias Rumy Jauffer
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; exceptional circumstances; preliminary objections; maintainability of indictment; Bribery Act; CIABOC; jurisdiction of the High Court; retrospective application of amending legislation; composition/quorum of the Commission; definition of \"public servant\" and \"scheduled institution\"; conspiracy and aiding and abetting; Judicature Act — waiver of jurisdictional objection. | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138, Bribery Act No. 11 of 1954 (as amended), Section 70 , Section 90 , Interpretation Ordinance, Section 6(3) | Download |
| 2024-09-06 | CA/WRT/0120/2023 |
A.S. Amarasinghe (Petitioner) Vs.Tertiary and Vocational Educational Commission and 23 others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; interview panel decision; internal candidate qualifications; jurisdictional error; error of law on the face of the record; failure of natural justice; salary scale classification | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 | Download |
| 2024-09-05 | CA/INJ/0003/2024 |
Petitioner: Spectrum Pharmatech Lanka (Private) Limited Vs. State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais J. | Interim injunction; Article 143; arbitration clause; status quo; irreparable harm; Development and Management Agreement; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Zone; Zone Developer; notice of arbitration; appointment of arbitrator; Commercial High Court. | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 143 (application to Court of Appeal in aid of arbitration/injunctive relief) | Download |
| 2024-09-05 | CA/WRT/0740/2023 |
Rohan D\'Alwis (Petitioner) Vs. Ceylon Electricity Board & others
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Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; Sri Lanka Electricity Act; disputed ownership; temporary electricity connection; ultra vires; Wednesbury unreasonableness; dispute resolution procedure; Public Utilities Commission | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009 — Section 25(1); Section 39(1), (2), (3); Section 53 | Download |
| 2024-09-04 | CA/WRT/0491/2023 |
W.A.V. Warnakulasooriya Vs. M.M.P.K. Mayadunne Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Highways & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; suspension from public employment; charge sheet; Establishments Code applicability; project-based/contract employee vs. public officer; political candidacy of public officers; legitimate expectation; natural justice; laches (raised, not upheld); reinstatement and back wages | Article 140, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Establishments Code | Download |
| 2024-09-03 | CA/WRT/0466/2019 |
Geekiyana Kankanamalage Eric Lushan Bandara Alahakoon Vs. Acting Inspector General of Police & others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writs of Certiorari and Mandamus; Article 140; disciplinary inquiry; Preliminary Investigating Officer; constitutional ouster clause (Article 61A, Article 155C); Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT); National Police Commission (NPC); 20th and 21st Amendments to the Constitution; Establishment Code disciplinary procedure; delegated disciplinary authority | - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Articles 61A, 155C, 155L, 126(1); 20th and 21st Amendments - Establishment Code, Volume II, Chapter XLVIII — Clauses 1:1:7, 6:1, 6:2, 13:1 - Motor Traffic Act (reference to original charge) | Download |
| 2024-09-03 | CA/HCC/0048/2023 |
Siriwardena Kankanamge Manjula Kumara v. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Section 364(1) Penal Code; medical evidence vs. ocular testimony; contradictions and omissions; corroboration of sex offence victim\'s evidence; credibility of prosecutrix; consent defence; appeal against conviction dismissed; sentence affirmed | Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (right of appeal) Section 364(1), Penal Code (rape) Section 363 (second explanation, as amended), Penal Code — evidence of physical resistance/injury is not essential to prove absence of consent | Download |
| 2024-09-03 | CA/HCC/0039/2020 |
Nagaratnam Nagalectchami alias Rajeswari v. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Possession and trafficking of heroin; life imprisonment; contradictions and omissions; dock statement; rejection of dock statement; informant credibility; separately sealed parcels; Government Analyst evidence; proof beyond reasonable doubt; appellate deference to trial judge\'s findings | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 154(P) — appellate jurisdiction (read with Section 331(1) CCP) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) — right of appeal (Underlying trial charges: possession and trafficking of heroin — specific statutory provision under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance not stated in judgment text) | Download |
| 2024-09-02 | CA/WRT/0135/2020 |
R.S. Jameel and 40 others (Petitioners) Vs. Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Minister of Finance) and 19 others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; vehicle registration; Motor Traffic Act; legitimate expectation; Cabinet decision; assembled vehicles using used parts; ultra vires; unreasonable and arbitrary administrative action | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Motor Traffic Act — Section 241 (and Section 241(5)) Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act No. 08 of 2009 — Section 72 | Download |
| 2024-08-30 | CA/TAX/0043/2023 |
WNS Global Services (Private) Limited Vs. Commissioner General of Inland Revenue
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Hon. M. Sampath K.B. Wijeratne, J. | Stated Case; question of law; income tax exemption; Board of Investment agreement; special law vs. general law; concessionary tax rate; time-barred determination; delegation of authority; Carltona principle; acknowledgment of appeal; statutory interpretation | Tax Appeals Commission Act No. 23 of 2011 (as amended) — Sections 7, 11A, 11A(6) Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006 (as amended): Section 13(ddd), 48C (as introduced by Amendment Act No. 18 of 2013), 163(3) | Download |
| 2024-08-30 | CA/HCC/0244/2016 |
The Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent) Vs. Bomiriyage Lakshman Ranganath Gomez (2nd Accused-Appellant)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; Robbery; Circumstantial evidence; Section 27 Evidence Ordinance; Dock statement; Dock identification; Section 27 statement/discovery; Juvenile offender (16-year-old at time of offence); Acquittal on appeal; Ellenborough Dictum | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) (right of appeal); Section 241 (trial in absentia) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Penal Code — Section 296 read with Section 32 (murder); Section 380 (robbery); Section 394 (retention of stolen property) Evidence Ordinance — Section 27 (statements leading to discovery of facts | Download |
| 2024-08-29 | CA/BAL/0079/2024 |
Ummu Yekeena Samsudeen Vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Narcotic Bureau, Colombo 01
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Bail application; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; exceptional circumstances; trafficking of Heroin; illegal detention; remand; Code of Criminal Procedure Act | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance No. 17 of 1929 (as amended by Act No. 41 of 2022): Section 83(2) — bail restriction where pure quantity of Heroin is 10 grams or above; bail only by Court of Appeal in exceptional circumstances | Download |
| 2024-08-29 | CA/WRT/0392/2020 |
Ranasinghe Arachchige Palitha Vs. Public Service Commission and 21 Others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; ouster clause; Article 61A; Public Service Commission jurisdiction; natural justice; ultra vires; recruitment eligibility; doctrine of colourability; judicial review | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Article 140 Article 61A (ouster clause) Article 59 Article 126 Article 57(1) | Download |
| 2024-08-29 | CA/WRT/0291/2020 |
Nihal Munasinghe (Petitioner) Vs. P.M.H. Priyadharshani (Commissioner General of Land Title Settlement) and 5 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Title Registration Act; 1st class title certificate; Delay and laches; Discretionary remedy | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 Title Registration Act No. 21 of 1998 – Sections 12, 14 | Download |
| 2024-08-29 | CA/WRT/0193/2019 |
H. P. D. Nayanathilake Ranasinghe and 5 others (Petitioners) Vs. Tea Small Holding Development Authority and 27 others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; Interview panel bias; Irrational mark allocation; Ultra vires; Promotion appointments; Improperly constituted panel; Conflict of interest; Disciplinary inquiry member; State corporation appointments | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 | Download |
| 2024-08-29 | CA/WRT/0122/2017 |
M. G. Indika Mahawatta (Petitioner) Vs. The Public Service Commission and 43 others
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 Constitution; Article 61A ouster clause; Public Service Commission; Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Disciplinary inquiry; Natural justice; Bias; Nemo judex in causa sua; Cabinet of Ministers delegated authority; Procedural fairness | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140; Article 61A (as introduced by the Seventeenth Amendment); Article 59; Article 126 | Download |
| 2024-08-29 | CA/WRT/0237/2017 |
Vidana Gamachchige Misy Vs. W.H.D. Shamali & others
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 Constitution; Agrarian Development Act; Ande cultivator; Eviction of tenant cultivator; Ownership dispute; Land Reform Commission; Ultra vires; Delay in filing writ application; Jurisdiction of Provincial High Court | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000 — Section 2; Section 2(2); Section 2(3)(a),(b); Section 2(4); Section 8(1); Section 53(6) | Download |
| 2024-08-28 | CPA/0123/2023 |
Provincial Road Development Authority of the Western Province Vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Maharagama & others
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; Article 138 of the Constitution; public nuisance; conditional order — requirement of clarity and enforceability; drainage/rainwater dispute; Magistrate\'s power to suspend own conditional order; balance of convenience; procedural standing under s.98(2) CCPA | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (revisionary jurisdiction); Article 154P (High Court appellate/revisionary jurisdiction) Code of Criminal Procedure Act — s.98(1)(a), s.98(2), s.100(2), s.101 Penal Code — s.185 (referenced within s.100(2) CCPA extract) | Download |
| 2024-08-28 | CA/HCC/0089/2020 |
Nambukaragamage Nandasena alias M.P. Nandasiri (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Grave sexual abuse; wrongful adoption of evidence across two separate indictments; rape vs. grave sexual abuse — differing evidentiary ingredients; right to fair trial; natural justice; retrial — discretion to refuse; actus curiae neminem gravabit; passage of time as bar to retrial | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s.331 Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-08-27 | CA/HCC/0162/2022 |
Weerappa Sidren alias Suren (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; Appeal against conviction; Child witness testimony; Eyewitness testimony; Contradictions and omissions; Motive; Section 27(1) discovery statement; Equality of arms; Non-jury trial; Dock statement | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Penal Code – Section 296 Evidence Ordinance – Section 27(1) | Download |
| 2024-08-27 | CA/HCC/0147/2019 |
Jayasekara Vidanapathirana Piyadasa alias Kadira (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder; confession recorded by a Magistrate under s.127 CPC; voluntariness of confession; admissibility; presumption of genuineness vs. voluntariness; corroboration by circumstantial evidence; dock statement — allegation of torture; delayed prosecution (27-year gap) | Penal Code — s.296 (murder) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s.127, s.127(3), Article 331(1) (appeal) Evidence Ordinance — s.24 (confession caused by inducement/threat/promise — irrelevant), s.79, s.80, s.80(3) (presumption as to genuineness of judicially recorded documents) | Download |
| 2024-08-27 | CA/HCC/0185/2023 |
Suren Maduranga Vidanapathirana (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Possession and trafficking of heroin; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act; conviction in absentia (accused absconded during trial); unchallenged evidence in cross-examination; benefit of the doubt — reasonable vs. flimsy doubt; mistaken-identity defence; Government Analyst evidence | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Act — s.54B (possession and trafficking) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s.283, s.331 Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138(1) High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 — s.11(1) | Download |
| 2024-08-26 | CA/HCC/0052/2022 |
Mohammad Abdul Cader Mohammad Siththar (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Kidnapping of a minor; grave sexual abuse; child victim testimony — credibility and delayed disclosure; corroboration; history given to Judicial Medical Officer — evidentiary weight; dock statement — evidentiary value; discrepancies vs. material contradictions; suspended sentence — statutory bar; Article 138 proviso — no reversal absent prejudice | Penal Code — s.354 (kidnapping), s.365B(2)(b) (grave sexual abuse, as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Acts No. 22 of 1995 and No. 20 of 1998) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s.331 (appeal), s.303(2)(b)&(d) (bar on suspended sentence), s.335(2)(b) (appellate power to vary sentence) Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138 and its proviso | Download |
| 2024-08-09 | CA/WRT/0518/2024 |
Warnakulasuriya Wijesinghe Chathura Manaram Perera Gunathilake Vs. Officer in Charge, Public Complaints Division, CID and Katukolihe Gamage Saman Avantha Kariyawasam
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna, J. | Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; judicial review; interim relief; notice to respondents; Attorney General as necessary party; anticipatory bail; imminent threat of arrest; abuse of process | Constitution — Article 140 Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules 1990 — Clause 2, Clause 2(1) Penal Code — Sections 388, 389, 400 Code of Criminal Procedure Act — Sections 32(1)(b), 124 Court of Appeal Notice No. 01/2024 | Download |
| 2024-08-09 | CA/WRT/0163/2021 & CA/WRT/0288/2021 |
Ceylon Electricity Board Technological Engineers and Superintendents Union and Others (Petitioners) Vs. Ceylon Electricity Board and 30 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; Scheme of Recruitment and Promotion (SORP); Alternative remedy; Industrial dispute; Collective Agreement; Public duty vs. contractual duty; Judicial review | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 Ceylon Electricity Board Act No. 17 of 1969 (as amended) – Section 12K Industrial Disputes Act No. 43 of 1950 (as amended) – Sections 3, 11 | Download |
| 2024-08-09 | CA/PHC/0028/2018 |
Giridage Sirisena and 2 others (Petitioner-Appellants) Vs. Society Co-operative Registrar and Commissioner of Co-operative Development and 13 others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Provincial High Court appeal under Article 154(G)(6); Co-operative society dispute; Arbitrator\'s decision; Excessive jurisdiction; Unreasonableness; Natural justice; Appeal vs. review distinction; Judicial review | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 154(G)(6); Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-08-08 | CA/HCC/0144/2022 |
The Attorney General (Complainant-Appellant) Vs. Kandiah Thaneshwaram and Antony Wasantha Kumara Uma Maheshwaram (Accused-Respondents)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Discharge of accused; Trial adjournment; Absent prosecution witness; Judicial discretion; Premature termination of trial; Natural justice; Trafficking and possession of heroin; Abetment; Appeal by Attorney General | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) – Sections 54(A)(b), 54(A)(d) | Download |
| 2024-08-08 | CA/TAX/0037/2022 |
The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue (Appellant) Vs. Attune Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Respondent)
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Case stated; Tax Appeals Commission; Preliminary objection; Time bar; Mandatory vs. directory provisions; Invocation of jurisdiction clause; Transmission of case stated; Tax exemption; State as privileged suitor | Tax Appeals Commission Act No. 23 of 2011, as amended by Act No. 20 of 2013 — Section 7(1)(a); Section 10; Section 11A(1), (2), (3), (6) Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006 — Section 13(ddd) (tax exemption); Section 165(1) (appeal to CGIR, 30-day limit with extension proviso); Section 170(2) (transmission of case stated) | Download |
| 2024-08-07 | CA/HCC/0008/2019 |
Iguruwaththa Gedara Senarathne Ranathunga alias Gamini (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; child homicide; circumstantial evidence; compartmentalization of evidence; expert/medical evidence; burden of proof; general exceptions; Evidence Ordinance; misdirection; failure of justice proviso; appeal dismissed | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 Penal Code — Section 296 (murder); general exceptions provisions Evidence Ordinance — Section 105 (burden of proving exceptions) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-08-07 | CA/WRT/0593/2021 |
Rev. Saliya Ashokapura Nanda (Petitioner) Vs. University of Kelaniya and 25 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Legitimate expectation; Natural justice; Procedural fairness; Arbitrary decision-making; Marking scheme; Overqualification; Public university recruitment | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 | Download |
| 2024-08-05 | CA/WRT/0613/2021 |
Wahalathantrige Don Lakhnath Wijesinghe (Petitioner) Vs. Sri Lanka Tea Board and 17 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Preliminary objection; Alternative remedy; Exhaustion of remedies; Disciplinary inquiry; Uberrima fides; Suppression of material facts; Application dismissed in limine | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 Establishment Code, Volume II | Download |
| 2024-08-02 | CA/HCC/0334/2019 |
Liyanage Susil Prematilaka alias Thilaka (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; Circumstantial evidence; Fingerprint evidence; Expert opinion; Chain of evidence; Section 27(1) recovery; Dock statement; Failure to explain incriminating evidence; Appeal against conviction | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Sections 331(1), 420 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Penal Code – Section 296 Evidence Ordinance – Sections 45, 27(1) | Download |
| 2024-08-01 | CA/HCC/0197/2017 |
Amadoru Kuppathige Suranga Lakmal (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Criminal appeal; grave sexual abuse; failure to give reasons; analysis of evidence; contradictions and omissions; credibility of witnesses; fair trial; presumption of innocence; reasonable doubt; acquittal; retrial declined due to delay | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Article 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138(1), Article 13(3) Penal Code — grave sexual abuse | Download |
| 2024-08-01 | CA/HCC/0241/2023 |
Samarawickrama Liyanage Nandasena (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General and Officer in Charge of Police, Akuressa (Complainant-Respondents)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder; circumstantial evidence; withholding of first information; missing witness; adverse presumption; Section 114(f) Evidence Ordinance; Section 27(1) discovery statement; unreasonable burden on accused; fair trial; acquittal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Article 331 Evidence Ordinance — Section 27(1) (discovery statement), Section 114 (presumptions), Section 114(f) (adverse inference for withholding evidence) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 13(3) (fair trial) Supreme Court Rules 1988 — Rule 52 (duty of prosecuting counsel to disclose matters affecting fair trial) | Download |
| 2024-08-01 | CA/WKF/0002/2023 |
Abdul Raheem Mohamed Mudassir and 7 Others (Petitioners) Vs. Mohamed Munawwar Mohamed Mushtaf and 4 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Injunction; Article 143 of the Constitution; Court of First Instance; Wakfs Board; Trustees; Instrument of appointment; Mosque administration; Preliminary objection; Prima facie case; Irreparable loss | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 143 Muslim Mosques and Charitable Trust or Wakfs Act No. 51 of 1956 (as amended) – Sections 14(1), 14(1A), 14(2), 14(3), 14(4), 15A Judicature Act – Section 2 | Download |
| 2024-08-01 | CPA/0081/2021 |
Wasala Herat Mudiyanselage Manel Kapukotuwa (Virtual Complainant-Petitioner) Vs. Rev. Yogaraj Steven (Respondent-Appellant-Respondent) &others
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; Article 138 of the Constitution; public nuisance; noise pollution; \"public place\" definition; religious institutions and freedom of worship; Code of Criminal Procedure Act — conditional orders; Central Environmental Authority Act; secular approach to public nuisance | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (revisionary jurisdiction); Article 154P (High Court appellate/revisionary jurisdiction) Code of Criminal Procedure Act — s.98(1)(a), s.98(2), s.98(4) (\"public place\"), s.101(3) Penal Code — s.261 (public nuisance) Central Environmental Authority Act No. 47 of 1980 (as amended by Act No. 56 of 1988 and No. 53 of 2000) — s.23A, s.23P, s.23Q, s.23R Police Ordinance, 1865 — s.90 (referenced in cited case) | Download |
| 2024-08-01 | CA/RII/0049/2024 |
Jayamaha Mudalige Don Disal Sugath Priyankara Vs. Jayamaha Mudalige Don Anthony Apollinaris and Jayamaha Mudalige Don Mark Lucien Prasad & others
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Restitutio in Integrum; Revision; Article 138 Constitution; Primary Courts\' Procedure Act; Breach of peace; Possession dispute; Section 66(1) information report; Section 68 possession determination; Extraordinary jurisdiction; Delay in proceedings | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Primary Courts\' Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979 — Section 66(1) (information report); Section 66(b) (private application); Section 68 (possession where no dispossession within two months) | Download |
| 2024-07-31 | CA/WRT/0398/2023 |
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (Petitioner) Vs. Manusha Nanayakkara, MP (Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment) and Others (Respondents)
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. (P/CA) | Writ of Certiorari — Article 140 Constitution — industrial arbitration award — salary scale placement — cadre vacancy — lex non cogit ad impossibilia — estoppel — clean hands doctrine — back wages — legitimate expectation — industrial dispute | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Industrial Disputes Act No. 43 of 1950 (as amended), Section 31DDDDD(1), 20(2)(b), 4(1), 17(1)/ 24, Establishment Code, Chapter VIII | Download |
| 2024-07-31 | CA/TAX/0007/2022 |
Ceylinco Leasing Corporation Ltd (Appellant) Vs. The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue (Respondent)
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Case stated — income tax — finance lease vs operating lease — Sthaana Vaasi Financing Portfolio — Participation Agreement — derecognition of financial asset — economic substance over legal form — profits and income — res judicata in tax matters — estoppel — double taxation — burden of proof | Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006, Section 170 (case stated to Court of Appeal) and Section 170(6) (Court\'s opinion on questions of law) Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006, Section 3(a) (definition of \"profits and income\") Tax Appeals Commission Act No. 23 of 2011, Section 11A (case stated procedure) and Section 11A(6) (powers of the Court of Appeal on a case stated) Tax Appeals Commission Act No. 23 of 2011, Section 7(1) (determination of appeals by the TAC) Sri Lanka Accounting Standard LKAS 32 – Financial Instruments: Presentation (definition of financial asset) | Download |
| 2024-07-31 | CA/WRT/0294/2023 |
Dilini Nadehani Dissanayake Vs. G.D. Keerthi Gamage, Commissioner General of Lands & others
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; Land Development Ordinance; nomination of successor; Section 60 registration requirement; illegality; irrationality; Wednesbury unreasonableness; judicial review; ultra vires | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-07-30 | CPA/0025/2023 |
Thebuwana Achaarige Chandrakanthi (Accused-Petitioner) v. The Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision; preliminary objection; jurisdiction; cheating; Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act; Attorney General\'s power to indict; summary offence; Generalia Specialibus non Derogant; revisionary jurisdiction | Penal Code – Sections 398, 403 Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act No. 2 of 1990 (as amended by Act No. 9 of 1994) – Section 25(1) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 393(7) Judicature Act – Section 9(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-07-26 | CPA/0005/2023 |
Hon. Attorney General Vs. Basnayakelage Nimal Pathmasiri alias Basnayake (3rd Accused-Petitioner)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision; Article 138 of the Constitution; exceptional circumstances; Section 241 Code of Criminal Procedure Act; trial in absentia; disparity in sentence; guilty plea; discretionary remedy; robbery; unlawful assembly | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 (revision) Penal Code – Sections 32 (common intention), 141 (unlawful assembly), 146 (rioting), 383 (robbery) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Sections 241, 241(3) (trial and inquiry in absentia) | Download |
| 2024-07-25 | CA/HCC/0057/2016 |
Yaapa Mudiyanselage Nihal alias Edmond Nihal (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder — common murderous intention — Section 32 Penal Code (common intention) — dock statement — trial judge usurping role of prosecutor — absence of state counsel during examination-in-chief — contradictions and omissions — circumstantial evidence — spur-of-the-moment common intention | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Article 331(1) (right of appeal) | Download |
| 2024-07-25 | CA/HCC/0285/2019 |
Mohammed Hussain Mohamed Firnas and Abdul Kareem Kurrathul Ain (Accused-Appellants) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder — dying declaration — burns/kerosene oil — common murderous intention — Section 32(1) Evidence Ordinance — dying declaration guidelines — permission to record statement from hospitalized victim — testimonial trustworthiness — conviction based solely on dying declaration — beyond reasonable doubt | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) (right of appeal) Evidence Ordinance, Section 32(1) (dying declarations) | Download |
| 2024-07-25 | CA/HCA/0001/2024 |
Galabada Liyanage Chameera Indunil Galabada (Petitioner) Vs. Mallawaarachchige Don Namalee Mallawaarachchi and Others (Respondents), re: minor child Flawya Amelia Galabada (Corpus)
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Habeas Corpus — Article 141 Constitution — child custody — reasonable access — jurisdictional fact — legality of detention — best interests of the child — interim order — Immigration and Emigration directive — divorce decree custody order | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 141 (writ of habeas corpus) | Download |
| 2024-07-25 | CA/HCC/0178/2019 |
Abdul Hameed Umar Hakthab (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe J. | Appeal against conviction and sentence; conspiracy to commit murder; Prevention of Terrorism Act; suicide bombing; Anuradhapura bomb blast (assassination of Major General Janaka Perera); abetment; circumstantial evidence; unchallenged cross-examination; video/photographic identification evidence; Evidence (Special Provisions) Act; unexplained wealth; sentencing (concurrent terms) | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138(1) Prevention of Terrorism Act No. 48 of 1979, as amended by Act No. 10 of 1982 and Act No. 22 of 1988 – Sections 2(1)(g), 2(1)(h), 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) Penal Code – Sections 113A(1) (conspiracy), 113B, 102 Evidence (Special Provisions) Act No. 14 of 1995 – Section 4(5) (admissibility of duplicate evidence) | Download |
| 2024-07-25 | CA/HCC/0157-0158/2009 |
Panawala Widanalage Joseph Douglas Peiris & others Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Abduction to murder; common intention; Section 196 CCPA (indictment not read over); failure of justice proviso; belated complaint; insurgency-period delay; Section 33 Evidence Ordinance (depositions of deceased witnesses); habeas corpus; identification of police officers; voice identification; Turnbull guidelines inapplicability; withdrawal from common intention | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 196; Section 197 (proviso); Section 136(1)(a); Section 436 Penal Code – Section 355 (kidnapping/abducting in order to murder) read with Section 32 (common intention) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 (proviso); Article 141 (habeas corpus) Evidence Ordinance – Section 33 (relevancy of evidence in former proceedings) | Download |
| 2024-07-25 | CA/HCC/0426/2019 |
Sandun Dinusha Wanigasuriya (Accused-Appellant) v. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; robbery; identification evidence; Turnbull guidelines; dock statement; contradictions and omissions; section 27 Evidence Ordinance; identification parade; circumstantial evidence | Penal Code – Sections 296, 382 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Sections 331(1), 420 Evidence Ordinance – Section 27 | Download |
| 2024-07-24 | CA/HCC/0061/2018 |
Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Appellant) Vs. Hettiarachchige Sunil Hettiarachchi (Accused-Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Appeal against sentence by the Attorney General; statutory rape; minimum mandatory sentence; Section 364(3) Penal Code; judicial discretion in sentencing; mitigatory and aggravating factors; sentence enhancement; incest; child victim | Judicature Act No. 02 of 1978 – Section 15(b) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331 Penal Code, as amended by the Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995 – Section 364(3) (statutory rape, minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years) Penal Code – Section 389 (criminal breach of trust) and Section 362(2)(e) (referenced in cited authority) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Articles 4(c), 11, 12(1) (referenced in cited authority) | Download |
| 2024-07-24 | CA/HCC/0244-0245/2020 |
Wellage Sasitha Sulochana De Silva alias Sasitha (4th Accused-Appellant) and Solangaarachchige Luxman Chaturanga alias Luxman (5th Accused-Appellant) v. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Unlawful assembly; murder; attempted murder; causing grievous hurt; identification evidence; visual identification; contradictions and omissions; burden of proof; Ellenborough dictum; fair trial; dock statement | Penal Code – Sections 32, 138, 140, 146, 296, 300, 315 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Sections 241(1), 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 13(3), Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-07-23 | CA/HCC/0102/2023 |
Meegahalandadurage Sanath Weeratunga (1st Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Unlawful assembly; attempted murder; common intention; withdrawal of appeal against conviction; appeal against sentence only; sentencing principles; aggravating and mitigatory factors; suspended sentence refused; land dispute | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Judicature Act No. 02 of 1978 – Section 14 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331; Section 303 (suspended sentence) Penal Code – Section 140 (unlawful assembly); Section 300 read with Section 146 (attempted murder, unlawful assembly); Section 300 read with Section 32 (attempted murder, common intention) | Download |
| 2024-07-23 | CA/HCC/0267/2016 |
Warnakulasooriya Arachchilage Anil Priyankara (Accused-Appellant) v. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Death sentence; murder; attempted murder; age of offender; Section 53 Penal Code; juvenile offenders; sentencing date vs. date of commission of offence; mandatory death penalty for murder | Penal Code – Sections 53, 296, 300 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Sections 281, 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 50 of 1980 Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 25 of 2021 | Download |
| 2024-07-22 | CA/HCC/0072/2018 |
Pechchamuthu Ganesh alias Kalu (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; circumstantial evidence; section 27 Evidence Ordinance recovery; chain of custody; dock statement; confession to family member; Ellenborough Principle; illegally/improperly obtained evidence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Penal Code – Section 296 (Murder) Evidence Ordinance – Section 27 | Download |
| 2024-07-22 | CPA/0002/2024 |
Thuppahi Mudalige Ramith (3rd Accused-Petitioner) v. The Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision application; cancellation of bail; presumption of innocence; remand custody; indefinite incarceration; Bail Act; change in circumstances; presidential/High Court bail | Bail Act No. 30 of 1997 – Sections 14(1)(a)(iii), 14(3), 15 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-07-19 | CA/PHC/0147/2020 |
Kodituwakkugedera Udaya Shri Jayampathy (Registered Owner-Petitioner-Appellant) v. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Station Menikhinna (Complainant-Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Vehicle confiscation; illegal transport of timber; Forest Ordinance; necessary precautions; registered owner; burden of proof on balance of probability; revision; exceptional circumstances | Forest Ordinance – Sections 25(2), 40(b) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Article 154P(6) [as cited] Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138(1) | Download |
| 2024-07-18 | CA/HCC/0037-0041/2024 |
Thushara Sanjeewa Witharana and 4 Others (Accused-Appellants) Vs. The Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Appeal against sentence; plea of guilty; consecutive vs. concurrent sentences; mischief to public property; destruction of ancient monument; conspiracy; sentencing on offences arising from same transaction; double punishment for same act; Section 67 Penal Code principle; restitution | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Offences Against Public Property Act No. 12 of 1982, as amended by Act No. 76 of 1988 and Act No. 28 of 1999 – Section 02 Penal Code – Sections 32, 67 (referenced via case law), 102, 113B, 408, 410 Antiquities Ordinance No. 9 of 1940, as amended by Antiquities (Amendment) Act No. 24 of 1998 – Section 15B Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act No. 25 of 2024 | Download |
| 2024-07-17 | CA/HCC/0003/2022 |
Randeni Arachchige Don Sameera Madhusanka (2nd Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Appeal against conviction and sentence; identification evidence; Turnbull guidelines; gang rape; robbery; aiding and abetting; dock statement; identification parade; reasonable doubt; safety of conviction | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138(1) High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 – Section 11(1) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331 Penal Code – Sections 357 (abduction), 383 (robbery), 364(2)(g) (gang rape), 364(2) (aiding and abetting gang rape) | Download |
| 2024-07-16 | CA/HCC/0193/2019 |
Lewis Amar Raj alias Dubai Rajah (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Possession of heroin — Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance — retrial — improbability of prosecution version — minor contradictions and omissions — dock statement — chain of custody — testimonial trustworthiness — burden of proof beyond reasonable doub | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 33(1) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (possession offence — 102.8 grammes of heroin) | Download |
| 2024-07-16 | CA/PHC/0155/2018 |
Hewa Pedige Sanjeewa Prasanna Kumara and Embalamulla Durayalage Upali Senevirathna vs. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Special Investigation Unit, Wehara, Kurunegala
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision; appeal from acquittal; exceptional circumstances; discretionary remedy; failure to consider documentary evidence; sanction of Attorney General to appeal; revisionary jurisdiction | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 320(2) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Articles 138, 154P(3)(b), 154P(6) | Download |
| 2024-07-15 | CA/HCC/0134-0135/2020 |
1. Faizar Fahim & another (Accused-Appellants) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Gang rape; attempted murder; credibility of prosecutrix; corroboration in sexual offence cases; competent/compellable witness (wife against husband); dock statement wrongly used as corroboration; circumstantial evidence wrongly applied; belatedness of complaint; DSG conceding infirmities | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1) Penal Code – Section 364(2)(g) (gang rape, as amended); Section 364(1) Explanation 1; Section 363(e) (definition of rape — marital exception); Section 300 (attempted murder) Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995 (introduced offence of gang rape) Evidence Ordinance – Section 120(3) (competent and compellable witnesses) Marriage Registrations Ordinance – Section 19, Section 42 Criminal Procedure Code – Section 607 | Download |
| 2024-07-12 | CA/PHC/0072/2019 |
Isirawathi Nanayakkara and Others (Respondent-Petitioner-Appellants) Vs. Thambiliyagoda Gamage Padmasiri (Petitioner-Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne, J. | Appeal against revision order — Primary Courts\' Procedure Act — obstruction of possession — bill of costs — recovery of costs — exemplary/punitive costs — abuse of process — multiplicity of proceedings — status quo undertaking — partition action | High Court of the Provinces (Special Provinces) Act No. 19 of 1990, Section 11 (appellate jurisdiction) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 154P(6) Primary Courts\' Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979, Section 57 (information for breach of peace) Primary Courts\' Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979, Section 66(1)(b) (order to prevent interference with possession) | Download |
| 2024-07-12 | CPA/0014/2023 |
Hawwa Dewalayage Sugath Lalana (Registered Owner-Petitioner) v. The Officer-in-Charge, Rideegama Police Station (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision; confiscation of vehicle; illegal transport of timber; Forest Ordinance; precautionary measures; registered owner; burden of proof; exceptional circumstances; revisionary jurisdiction | Forest Ordinance No. 13 of 1966 (as amended) – Section 28(2) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-07-11 | CA/WRT/0450/2019 |
Dinushan Sheranga Wijewardena (Petitioner) v. Director General, Department of Irrigation
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; disputed facts; State land vs. private land; reservation of Yodhawewa; suspension of Development Permit; legitimate expectation; alternative remedy; discretionary nature of writ jurisdiction | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 State Lands Ordinance – Sections 71, 73 Land Acquisition Act (as amended) Irrigation Ordinance Customs Ordinance – Section 154 | Download |
| 2024-07-11 | CA/WRT/0346/2023 |
Sajin De Vas Gunawardena (Petitioner) v. The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue and 5 others (Respondents)
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; income tax assessment; undeclared income; ultra vires; natural justice; Certificate of Tax in Default; alternative remedy; Tax Appeals Commission; burden of proof on taxpayer | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006 (as amended) – Sections 106, 106(20), 164, 165, 165(13), 179(1) Tax Appeals Commission Act No. 23 of 2011 – Section 7 | Download |
| 2024-07-10 | CA/HCC/0154/2022 |
Karunavirudu Durayalage Wimaladasa (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Kidnapping of a minor; grave sexual abuse; intercrural sex; identification of accused; child witness credibility; corroboration; failure to call a witness (section 114(f) illustration); history to JMO as consistency not corroboration; alleged shifting of burden of proof; failure of justice proviso | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1); Section 436 Penal Code – Section 354 (kidnapping); Section 365B(2)(b) (grave sexual abuse, as amended) Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995 and No. 29 of 1998 Evidence Ordinance – Section 114 illustration (f) (adverse inference for withholding evidence); Section 157 (corroboration by former statements) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 (proviso on failure of justice) | Download |
| 2024-07-09 | CA/PHC/0207/2019 |
Gallage Shirani Susantha De Silva (Virtual Complainant-Petitioner-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General and Others (Respondents-Respondents)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision — discretionary remedy — exceptional circumstances — discharge under Section 186 CPC — forged deed — Section 454 Penal Code — alternative statutory remedy — Section 318 CPC appellate procedure — natural justice/audi alteram partem — common intention — witness to deed vs. principal offender | Penal Code, Section 454 (forgery-related offence — preparing a forged document) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 186 (discharge/acquittal by Magistrate prior to conclusion of trial) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 318 (appellate procedure against acquittal by Magistrate) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 154P(6) read with Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-07-08 | CA/HCC/0043/2018 |
Ramalan Mohamed Hafeel (1st Accused-Appellant) Vs. 1. Director, Criminal Investigation Department, Sri Lanka Police (Respondent) & another
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Criminal appeal; illegal possession of firearm; automatic rifle; live ammunition; dock statement — evaluation and evidentiary weight; exclusive possession; presumption of innocence; reasonable doubt; acquittal of co-accused; circumstantial evidence — third party involvement | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — s.331(1) Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Firearms Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 22 of 1996) — s.22(1), s.22(3) and proviso Explosives Act (as amended by Act No. 18 of 2005) — s.9(2), s.27(1)(b) | Download |
| 2024-07-05 | CA/WRT/0213/2022 |
H. A. D. Dharmasiri (Petitioner) Vs. Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs and Others (Respondents)
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Writ of Certiorari and Mandamus — Article 140 Constitution — public service pension — disciplinary inquiry — pension deduction/penalty — Establishments Code — acquiescence — burden of proof on Petitioner — Administrative Appeals Tribunal — Public Service Commission | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 (writ jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) Establishments Code, Chapter XLVIII, Clause 36:7 (disciplinary authority\'s recommendations on pension/gratuity deductions) | Download |
| 2024-07-05 | CA/HCC/0314/2018 |
Kekulandara Mudiyanselage Don Anura Weerasinghe (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Appeal against conviction and sentence; death sentence; heroin trafficking and possession; chain of custody; weight discrepancy; Section 159 Evidence Ordinance; refreshing memory; probability test; dock statement; reasonable doubt; drug offences | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 138 Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 – Sections 54(A)(b) and 54(A)(d) Evidence Ordinance – Section 159 | Download |
| 2024-07-04 | CA/WRT/0126/2023 |
Lanka Green and Eco Produce (Pvt) Ltd and Andreas Boen Wiik (Director) Vs. Divisional Secretary, Hambantota and Hon. Minister of Lands and Land Development
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of certiorari; writ of prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act; quit notice; private land vs. State land; rational basis; ultra vires; Section 83 Evidence Ordinance; Surveyor-General\'s plans; prima facie evidence; competent authority\'s opinion | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979 (as amended) – Section 3(1) Evidence Ordinance – Section 83 Survey Act No. 17 of 2002 – Section 22 Land Settlement Ordinance No. 20 of 1931 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-07-03 | CA/HCC/0093/2018 |
Waliweriya Wardhanage Titus (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder — common murderous intention — identification of accused — identification parade — delayed identification parade — accused shown to witnesses (objection) — dock statement — contradictions and omissions — trustworthiness of traumatised witness — Sections 140, 296, 315 read with 32 Penal Code (common intention) | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (as amended), Section 331 (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 Penal Code, Sections 140, 146/296, 146/315, and Common Intention provisions | Download |
| 2024-07-03 | CA/HCC/0352/2019 |
Simiyon Robinson (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Possession and trafficking of heroin and cannabis — Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance — Section 165 Evidence Ordinance — judge questioning witnesses — role of prosecutor — dock statement evidential value — exclusive possession — probability test — per se and inter se contradictions — death sentence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Sections 54(A)(d) and 54(A)(b), as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 (possession and trafficking of heroin and cannabis) Evidence Ordinance, Section 165 (judge\'s power to question witnesses) Evidence Ordinance, Sections 121–131, 148, 149 (limitations on judicial questioning, referenced) | Download |
| 2024-07-02 | CA/WRT/0081/2023 |
Indika Sampath Imadoowage Vs. Chairman and Members of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Chairman and Members of the Public Service Commission & others
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Hon.N. Bandula Karunarathna J., P/CA | Writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Public Service Commission; vacation of post (VOP); mental element and physical absence; duress; threat to life; Welikada Prison riots; natural justice; ultra vires; failure to exercise discretion; discretionary nature of prerogative writs | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140 (writs of certiorari and mandamus) | Download |
| 2024-06-28 | CA/RII/0041/2023 |
Weerakoon Mudiyanselage Upali Ranjith Bandara (Defendant–Petitioner–Petitioner) Vs. Don Premarathna Ranawaka (Plaintiff–Respondent–Respondent)
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Restitutio in integrum; Article 138 of the Constitution; revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal; execution of judgment; writ of possession; constructive trust; validity of lease agreement; contradictory issue findings; delay and laches; prescription/limitation | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138(1) (appellate, revisionary, and restitutio in integrum jurisdiction; proviso on prejudice to substantial rights/failure of justice) High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act No. 54 of 2006, Section 5C(1) (right of appeal to Supreme Court from HCCA judgments) Prescription Ordinance No. 22 of 1871 (as amended), Section 11 (three-year limitation period applied to restitutio in integrum applications) | Download |
| 2024-06-28 | CA/HCC/0134/2022 |
Kalutara Koralage Hemantha Brito Vs. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Grave sexual abuse; child witness; video recorded evidence; Section 163A Evidence Ordinance; transcript inaccuracy; tutoring of child witness; competency of spouse as witness; Section 120(2) Evidence Ordinance; Children and Young Persons Ordinance; burden of proof; presumption of innocence; adverse inference; non-production of evidence; Section 114(f) Evidence Ordinance; Information Book; fair trial | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Penal Code (as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995) — Sections 365B(b)(2)(b) (Grave Sexual Abuse), 345 (Sexual Harassment) Evidence (Special Provisions) Act No. 32 of 1999 — Section 163A (video recorded preliminary interview of child witness); Section 163(c) Evidence Ordinance — Sections 114(f), 120(2) Children and Young Persons Ordinance (as amended) — Section 81 and First Schedule (competency of spouse as witness in specified offences) | Download |
| 2024-06-28 | CA/WRT/0151/2023 |
Koralalage Dhanesha Samanthi Kumari and another Vs. Attanagalla Pradeshiya Sabha and 4 others
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; local authority statutory duty; approval of survey/building plan; prescriptive title; premature application; Pradeshiya Sabha rates assessment | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Pradeshiya Sabhas Act No. 15 of 1987, Section 140(1) | Download |
| 2024-06-27 | CA/HCC/0061/2022 |
Sarath Menikpura (Accused–Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Rape of daughter by father; incest; delayed complaint by child victim; reasons for child\'s silence; credibility of prosecutrix; corroboration in rape cases; medical and psychiatric corroboration; rejection of dock statement; Section 114(f) Evidence Ordinance — adverse inference for withholding evidence; conviction affirmed | Penal Code, Section 364(3) (rape — two counts, committed by father on daughter) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 (appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) Evidence Ordinance, Section 114, Illustration (f) (adverse presumption for withholding evidence — held inapplicable on the facts) | Download |
| 2024-06-27 | CA/WRT/0044/2023 |
Chandra Swarnalatha Weerasooriya (Applicant–Petitioner) Vs. Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited and others (Respondents)
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; arbitral award; labour dispute; promotion denial; Scheme of Recruitment and Promotion (SORP); \"Supra Grade\" promotion; eligibility marks for competitive test; natural justice; judicial review of arbitrator\'s decision; application dismissed | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 (writ jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal — certiorari and mandamus) | Download |
| 2024-06-26 | CA/HCC/0102-0103/2020 |
Basnayaka Appuhamilage Sudath Rohana Thissera and Madurawalage Janaka Pradeep Kumara (Accused-Appellants) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; common intention; culpable homicide not amounting to murder; grave and sudden provocation; sudden fight; failure to consider general exceptions; dock statement; duty of trial judge to consider alternative verdicts; commutation of sentence | Section 296 read with Section 32 of the Penal Code (murder; common intention) Section 294, Exception 1, of the Penal Code (culpable homicide not murder — grave and sudden provocation) Section 297 of the Penal Code (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, 2nd limb) Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-06-26 | CA/HCC/0143/2023 |
Anthony Theresa (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney-General (Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; heroin trafficking and possession; Section 54A(b), 54A(d); appeal against conviction; improbability of prosecution case; discrepancies in informant\'s information; Police Departmental Order A16 (notebook entries); reasonable doubt; acquittal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended) — Sections 54A(b), 54A(d) Supreme Court Rules (Conduct and Etiquette for Attorneys-at-Law) Rules 1988 — Rule 52 | Download |
| 2024-06-25 | CA/HCC/0073/2023 |
Korku Hannadige Lahiru Dilshan (4th Accused–Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant–Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder; culpable homicide not amounting to murder; sudden fight; common intention; Section 32 Penal Code; identification parade; rejection of eye-witness testimony; credibility of witness; dock statement rejected for not being put to prosecution witnesses; demeanor of witnesses; appeal dismissed | Penal Code, Section 32 (common intention — liability of persons acting in furtherance of a common intention) Penal Code, Section 297 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder — offence of conviction, on the basis of a sudden fight) Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(3) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 139 (appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) | Download |
| 2024-06-24 | CA/HCC/0418/2018 |
Senerath Bandara Kulatunge (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Bribery Act — soliciting and accepting gratification by police officer; Section 16(b) and Section 19(c) Bribery Act; fair trial complaint; hostile/adverse witness under Section 154 Evidence Ordinance; evidentiary value of witness treated as detrimental to prosecution; minor discrepancies vs. material contradictions; rebuttal evidence — mobile call/SMS records to discredit defence witness; resisting arrest; conviction and sentence affirmed | Bribery Act — Sections 16(b), 19(c), 30A(3) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Sections 331(1), 420 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Evidence Ordinance — Section 154 | Download |
| 2024-06-20 | CA/HCC/0046/2020 |
Desakara Mudiyanselage Dissanayake alias Gamini alias Podde (Accused–Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant–Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Grave sexual abuse; child witness competency and credibility; corroboration not sine qua non in sexual offence cases; contradictions and omissions in child\'s testimony; Medico-Legal Report; case history hearsay; appeal via Zoom; sentence affirmed | Penal Code, Section 365B(2)(b), as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995 (grave sexual abuse) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 (appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) Code of Criminal Procedure Act, Section 414(1) (admissibility of Medico-Legal Report) | Download |
| 2024-06-20 | CA/HCC/0328/2015 |
Lokubaduge Dinesha Sanjeewani (Aggrieved Party-Petitioner-Appellant) Vs. Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Susantha Nimal Gunathilaka (Accused-Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Sexual harassment; Section 345 Penal Code (as amended); appeal from order of acquittal by aggrieved party; leave to appeal under Section 16 Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978; Section 337 Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Court of Appeal powers on appeal from acquittal); Section 283 Code of Criminal Procedure Act (requirements of a valid judgment); trial judge misdirection on law and facts; sexual gratification not an ingredient of s.345 offence; delayed complaint — reasonable explanation; workplace sexual harassment; conviction entered by Court of Appeal without retrial; sentencing | Penal Code — Section 345 (as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995), including Explanations 1–3; Sections 363, 365B (referenced for distinction) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Sections 283, 331(1), 337 Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978 — Section 16 Evidence Ordinance — Section 134 | Download |
| 2024-06-19 | CA/HCC/0063/2023 |
Tennekoon Mudiyanselage Karunarathne (Accused–Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Attempted murder; sentencing appeal (conviction not contested); mitigating and aggravating factors; maximum sentence; delay between offence and conviction; age of accused; previous convictions; compensation to victim; sentence variation | Penal Code, Section 300 (attempt to murder — punishment up to 10 years, or up to 20 years where hurt is caused) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 (appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act (deposit ordered as part of sentence) | Download |
| 2024-06-19 | CA/WRT/0385/2023 |
Walgama Liyanage Jagath Nishantha (Creditor–Respondent–Petitioner) Vs. Shamika Dilrukshi Lihinikaduwage and 2 others (Debtor-Applicant-Respondents)
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of certiorari; Debt Conciliation Board; conditional transfer vs. mortgage; constructive trust; beneficial interest in property; disparity between consideration and market value; continued possession by transferor; caveat registration; credibility of evidence; parole evidence | Debt Conciliation Ordinance No. 39 of 1941 (as amended), Section 21A, Prevention of Frauds Ordinance, Section 2 , Evidence Ordinance, Sections 91 and 92 ,Trust Ordinance, Section 83 (constructive trust ) | Download |
| 2024-06-14 | CA/TAX/0001/2023 |
Jetwing Zinc Journeys Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Appellant) Vs. Commissioner General of Inland Revenue (Respondent)
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | question of law; income tax; concessionary tax rate; associate company; joint venture; significant influence; control and joint control; LKAS 31 Sri Lanka Accounting Standards; strict interpretation of taxing statutes; extraneous/external aids to interpretation; approbate and reprobate; undertaking; annulment of assessment | Tax Appeals Commission Act No. 23 of 2011 (as amended), Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-06-14 | CA/HCC/0202/2019 |
Randeni Aarachchige Dona Indunil Samantha (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney-General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Rape of a minor; Section 364(2)(e) Penal Code; delayed disclosure by child victim; section 114 illustration (f) Evidence Ordinance (adverse presumption for withheld evidence); indefinite date of offence in indictment; section 165 Code of Criminal Procedure Act; failure to serve indictment before reading over — sections 195/196 Code of Criminal Procedure Act; Article 138 proviso — no reversal absent prejudice/failure of justice; defence evidence not put to witnesses in cross-examination; compensation order — failure to specify default sentence; appeal dismissed with sentencing order varied | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Sections 165, 195, 196, 331, 436 Penal Code — Section 364(2)(e), as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995 — Section 364(2) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 (and proviso) Evidence Ordinance — Section 114, illustration (f) | Download |
| 2024-06-14 | CA/WRT/0370/2022 |
IIRM Lanka Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Limited Vs. Commissioner General of Labour and 6 others
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140 of the Constitution; Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act; disputed questions of fact; writ jurisdiction as extraordinary remedy; salary deduction consent; alternative remedy by regular action | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act, No. 19 of 1954 | Download |
| 2024-06-13 | CA/WRT/0652/2023 |
Alaris Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Petitioner) Vs. P. B. S. C. Nonis, Director General of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs and 3 Others (Respondents)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Customs duty exemption; Borderline Product classification; NMRA registration; HS Heading classification (30.04 vs. 21.06); Duty, VAT and CESS exemption; Pharmaceutical import; Futility of relief | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Writs of Certiorari and Mandamus) National Medicine Regulatory Authority Act No. 5 of 2015 — Section 146 (definition of \"borderline products\") Cosmetics Devices and Drugs Act No. 27 of 1980 (CDDA) — prior regulatory regime for import of drugs, medicines and dietary supplements with medicinal properties | Download |
| 2024-06-13 | CA/HCC/0198/2020 |
Rupasinghe Arachchilage Chaturanga Priyadharshana (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Possession of heroin; trafficking; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; probability test; contradictions in prosecution evidence; raid without prior information; burden of proof; benefit of the doubt; acquittal on appeal | Sections 54(A)(d) and 54(A)(b) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) Section 420 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 331(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-06-12 | CA/HCC/0209/2020 |
Anthonilage Nimal Ranasinghe (Accused–Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Statutory Rape ; improbability of prosecution story; belated first complaint; lack of corroboration; inconsistent testimony; credibility of victim\'s evidence; contradiction between victim and witness; failure to prove specific date of offence; acquittal on appeal | Penal Code, Section 363 (rape; statutory rape where victim is under sixteen years of age, consent being immaterial) — as amended Criminal Procedure Code, Section 331 (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 (appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) | Download |
| 2024-06-12 | CPA/0161/2022 |
Samsudeen Nissardeen, Registered Owner-Claimant-Petitioner-Petitioner Vs. The Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Corruption Unit, Badulla (Complainant-Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; exceptional circumstances; confiscation of vehicle; Forest Ordinance; third-party owner; balance of probability; precautions to prevent offence; forest offence; timber transportation without permit; discretionary remedy | Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (revisionary jurisdiction) Article 154P of the Constitution (High Court revisionary jurisdiction) Section 25(2) read with Sections 40(1) and 40(a) of the Forest Ordinance Proviso to Section 40(1) of the Forest Ordinance, as amended by the Forest (Amendment) Act No. 65 of 2009 Section 9 of the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-06-12 | CA/WRT/0643/2021 |
Dr. Moderage Joseph Heron Bernard Waas and 3 others Vs. K.G. Wijayasiri (Government Agent/Divisional Secretary-Puttlam) and 5 others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Land Acquisition Act; compensation assessment; market value; alternative land; reasoned administrative decisions; arbitrary decisions | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Land Acquisition Act No. 28 of 1964 (as amended), Sections 4, 7, 10(1)(a), 17, 38(a), 45 | Download |
| 2024-06-11 | CA/HCC/0051/2021 |
Hapuarachchilage Don Sisira Kumara Kularathna (Accused–Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Abduction; grave sexual abuse; child sexual abuse; delayed testimony of victim; dock statement; evaluation of evidence; demeanour and deportment of witnesses; corroboration by medical evidence; appeal against conviction; sentence variation | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331(1) (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138(1) (appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) | Download |
| 2024-06-11 | CA/HCC/0036/2020 |
Maarukku Kankanamalage Anura Kumarasiri (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Grave sexual abuse; intercrural sex; minor victim; date of offence; particulars of charge; benefit of the doubt; evidence of child witness; delayed complaint; corroboration; discrepancies in testimony; Medico-Legal Report | Section 365B(2)(b) of the Penal Code, as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Acts No. 22 of 1995, No. 29 of 1998, and No. 16 of 2006 (grave sexual abuse) Section 333 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Sections 165(1) and 166 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (particulars of charge; effect of errors) High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-06-11 | CA/HCC/0097/2019 |
Kottabadhuge Kasun Madhushanka (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Trafficking and possession of heroin; failure to give reasons for judgment; unreasoned rejection of dock statement; contradictions between prosecution witnesses; improbability of prosecution narrative; presumption of innocence; misdirection on meaning of \"traffick\"; retrial discretion; delay since date of offence | Sections 54A(b) and 54A(d) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 (including the statutory definition of \"traffick\") Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 283(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (requirement that a judgment state points for determination and reasons for the decision) Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-06-10 | CA/HCC/0018/2021 |
Ratnam Nadarajah (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Cheating; dishonest inducement; deceit; delivery of property; compensation order; inter se and per se contradictions; failure to cross-examine; credibility of witness; unchallenged evidence; suspended sentence | Section 403 of the Penal Code (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) Section 398 of the Penal Code (definition of cheating) Section 331(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 17(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 (compensation) Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 4 of 2015 | Download |
| 2024-06-07 | CA/HCC/0282/2018 |
George Gnanapragasam Irangani alias Batti (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Possession of heroin; trafficking; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; probability test; rejection of Dock Statement; defence evidence; raid without prior information; burden of proof; acquittal on appeal | Sections 54(A)(b) and 54(A)(d) of the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) Section 420 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 331(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-06-06 | CA/WRT/0148/2020 |
Koswinnage Sarath Lal Perera and 94 others (retired public officers) Vs. Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils & Local Government and 19 others
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Hon.M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; public service pensions; Public Administration Circulars; cabinet policy decision; judicial review of policy decisions; legal right and public duty; laches | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 | Download |
| 2024-06-05 | CA/HCC/0288/2018 |
Merinchchage Janaka Perera (Accused–Appellant) Vs. The Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Sexual abuse of a child; grave sexual abuse; dock identification; identification evidence; contradictions and omissions; credibility of child witness; coached testimony; probability of prosecution story; superficial reasoning by trial judge; acquittal on appeal | Penal Code, Sections 354 and 365(B) (indictment for sexual abuse-related offences | Download |
| 2024-06-04 | CA/HCC/0105/2018 |
Thangaiah Paul Owen Kanagaraj Kadosha (Accused–Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant–Respondent)
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Possession and trafficking of heroin; improbability of prosecution story; procedure to fill gaps of prosecution; Government Analyst Report (GAR); marking of evidence after closure of case; comment on demeanor of witness not led; undated alteration to proceedings; acquittal on appeal | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (possession and trafficking of 15.68 grammes of heroin) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 331 (right of appeal) Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 138 (appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) | Download |
| 2024-06-04 | CA/WRT/0477/2019 |
Subramaniam Suntharalingam Vs. Chairman, Administrative Appeals Tribunal and 5 others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Efficiency Bar Examination exemption; legitimate expectation; error ex facie; Sri Lanka Planning Service; Public Administration Circular 20/2001 | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Public Administration Circular No. 20/2001 dated 12.09.2001 Service Minutes of the Sri Lanka Planning Services, Gazette Extraordinary No. 1134/5 dated 30.05.2000, Section 8:3:2 Establishment Code, Chapter II, Vol. I, Section 11:9 | Download |
| 2024-06-03 | CA/HCC/0148/2020 |
Mahamaddumage Don Eranda Suresh Kumara (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder, Culpable homicide amounting to murder, Offensive weapon, Solitary/sole eyewitness testimony, Uncorroborated evidence, Credibility and reliability of witness, Corroboration, Burden of proof | Section 331(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 296, Penal Code (culpable homicide amounting to murder) Section 294, Penal Code (referenced re: special exceptions/lesser offence, ground of appeal) Section 4(2), Offensive Weapon Act No. 18 of 1996 (five counts, causing hurt with offensive weapon) Section 134, Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-05-31 | CA/WRT/0420/2021 (consolidated with CA/WRT/0423/2021, CA/WRT/0431/2021,& CA/WRT/0433/2021) -1 |
Centre for Eco-Cultural Studies; Justice for Animals Vs. Hon. Wimalaweera Dissanayake (State Minister of Wildlife Protection)
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakarua J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; judicial review of subordinate legislation; ultra vires regulations; delegated legislation; Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance; tamed elephants; registration and licensing of elephants; retroactive registration; public interest litigation (PIL); locus standi; necessary parties; nullity/void ab initio; collateral challenge to subordinate legislation; presumption of validity of administrative action; Offences Against Public Property. | Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance [Chapter 469] (\\\"FFPO\\\"), Fauna and Flora (Protection, Well-being and Regularization of Registration of Tamed Elephants) Regulations No. 01 of 2021, Offences Against Public Property Act No. 12 of 1982 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-05-31 | CA/WRT/0420/2021, CA/WRT/0423/2021, CA/WRT/0431/2021, CA/WRT/0433/2021 (consolidated — single judgment delivered for all four applications) -2 |
1. Centre for Eco-Cultural Studies; Justice for Animals Vs. State Ministry of Wildlife Protection & others 2.Centre for Environmental Justice and its officers Vs. State Ministry of Wildlife Protection 3. Chandra Jayaratne & others Vs.same category of Ministers 4. Radhika Coomaraswamy & others Vs. Additional Magistrate and Chief Magistrate of Colombo
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance; tamed elephants; registration of elephants; delegated/subordinate legislation; ultra vires regulations; public interest litigation; locus standi; necessary parties; Public Trust Doctrine; nullity/void ab initio; collateral challenge | Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance [Chapter 469], Fauna and Flora (Protection, Well-being and Regularization of Registration of Tamed Elephants) Regulations No. 01 of 2021, Offences Against Public Property Act No. 12 of 1982, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-05-31 | CA/WRT/0420/2021, CA/WRT/0423/2021, CA/WRT/0431/2021, CA/WRT/0433/2021 (consolidated — single judgment delivered for all four applications) -3 |
Centre for Eco-Cultural Studies and Justice for Animals (Petitioners) v. Hon. Wimalaweera Dissanayake and 40+ State Officials
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance; tamed elephants; registration of elephants; delegated/subordinate legislation; ultra vires regulations; public interest litigation; locus standi; necessary parties; Public Trust Doctrine; nullity/void ab initio; collateral challenge | Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance [Chapter 469], Fauna and Flora (Protection, Well-being and Regularization of Registration of Tamed Elephants) Regulations No. 01 of 2021, Offences Against Public Property Act No. 12 of 1982, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-05-31 | CA/WRT/0420/2021, CA/WRT/0423/2021, CA/WRT/0431/2021, CA/WRT/0433/2021 (consolidated — single judgment delivered for all four applications) -4 |
Centre for Eco-Cultural Studies and Justice for Animals (Petitioners) v. Hon. Wimalaweera Dissanayake and 40+ State Officials
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna, J | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance; tamed elephants; registration of elephants; delegated/subordinate legislation; ultra vires regulations; public interest litigation; locus standi; necessary parties; Public Trust Doctrine; nullity/void ab initio; collateral challenge | Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance [Chapter 469], Fauna and Flora (Protection, Well-being and Regularization of Registration of Tamed Elephants) Regulations No. 01 of 2021, Offences Against Public Property Act No. 12 of 1982, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-05-31 | CA/WRT/0294/2020 |
T. Udayasooriyan (on behalf of his minor) Vs.M. Abeygunasekara (Principal, Kandy Girls\' High School)
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; school admissions; Grade 1 admission; proximity category; religious quota/basis; Circular No. 29/2019; abuse of discretion by interview panel; arbitrary cutoff mark; assisted schools; right to admission | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Assisted Schools and Training Colleges (Special Provisions) Act No. 5 of 1960 | Download |
| 2024-05-30 | CA/WRT/0724/2023 |
Kaluthara Vithanage Gimhani Udeshika Senarathne Vs. Commissioner General of Labour and 3 others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of certiorari, mandamus and prohibition; payment of gratuity; forfeiture of gratuity; disciplinary inquiry; jurisdiction of Labour Commissioner; jurisdiction of Labour Tribunal; interim relief/stay order | Section 13, Payment of Gratuity Act No. 12 of 1983 Section 31B(1)(c), Industrial Disputes Act No. 43 of 1950 (as amended) Section 74(1), State Mortgage & Investment Bank Law No. 13 of 1975 Rule 23.3, Disciplinary Rules of the State Mortgage & Investment Bank (made under Section 74(1) of Law No. 13 of 1975) | Download |
| 2024-05-30 | CA/HCC/0140/2023 |
Kaluwahandi Asanka Indikarathna alias Janaka (1st Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Appeal against sentence only; attempted murder; gunshot injuries; plea of guilty; compensation to victim; mitigating vs. aggravating factors; previous conviction record; sentencing principles; deterrence and public interest; obiter comments on defective indictment | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) Penal Code — Section 300 read with Section 32 , Sections 296, 297 Firearms Ordinance — Section 44(a) Code of Criminal Procedure Act — Section 241 Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 04 of 2015 — Section 28 | Download |
| 2024-05-30 | CA/WRT/0029/2023 |
Abdul Azahim Fathima Haleema Vs. The Divisional Secretary (Kalutara) & others
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Certiorari, land acquisition, urgency, immediate possession, public purpose, vesting of title, and recovery of possession | Article 140 of the Constitution . Land Acquisition Act (specifically sections 2, 4, 38, 38A, 40, and 40A) . State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act . Evidence Ordinance (Section 101) | Download |
| 2024-05-30 | CA/WRT/0666/2023 |
Welhena Kankanamge Bandulal Senerath Vs. DFCC Bank
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Parate Execution; Mortgage Bond; Borrower; Third-party mortgage; Director\'s duties; Default; Public auction; Discretionary relie | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka . Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990 (specifically Sections 4 and 10) . Companies Act No. 6 of 2007 (Section 187 regarding Director\'s duties | Download |
| 2024-05-28 | CA/HCC/0066/2023 |
Vidana Thuppahige Nilantha Pradeep Kumara (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Statutory rape; appeal against sentence; plea of guilt; DNA evidence; consecutive vs. concurrent sentences; proportionality in sentencing; enhancement of compensation | Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 364(2), Penal Code (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-05-28 | CA/HCC/0084-0085/2018 |
Imihami Mudiyanselage Ranil Priyantha (1st Accused-Appellant) and Kankanamge Thilakarathne (2nd Accused-Appellant) Vs. Director-General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, and The Hon. Attorney General (Respondents)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Appeal against conviction and sentence; bribery; soliciting and accepting gratification; abetment; government servants; Bribery Commission raid; decoy witness; dock statement; inter se contradictions; corroboration; presumption under section 114(f); sentence variation; Article 138 proviso — no reversal without substantial prejudice | Bribery Act — Section 19(b) (soliciting gratification) Bribery Act — Section 19(c) (accepting gratification) Bribery Act — Section 26 (order to pay back the sum obtained as bribe) Evidence Ordinance — Section 114(f) (presumption from withholding evidence) | Download |
| 2024-05-28 | CA/HCC/0412/2019 |
Lesthuruge Janet Rohana Silva (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; section 296 Penal Code; circumstantial evidence; no eyewitness; burden of proof; failure to cross-examine/put defence to witnesses; adverse inference; unexplained incriminating circumstances; Ellenborough dictum; reasonable doubt standard; fratricide | Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 296, Penal Code (murder) | Download |
| 2024-05-28 | CA/WRT/0011/2020 |
Kankanamage Deepa Samanthi (Petitioner) Vs. Singakkarage Urusula Irin
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; Land Development Ordinance Permit; Low-income category permit; Suppression of material facts; Misrepresentation; Uberrima fides; Clean hands doctrine; Cancellation of permit | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Writs of Certiorari and Prohibition) Section 19(2) of the Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 (as amended) — issuance of Permit Section 19(5) of the Land Development Ordinance — exemption from purchase amount for low-income category Section 106 of the Land Development Ordinance — cancellation of permit for breach of conditions Order 3(c)(ii) of the Land Development Ordinance Regulations (1981) Land Manual Order 102 | Download |
| 2024-05-22 | CA/HCC/0340-0341/2018 |
Mallawa Arachchige Jayatissa and Batuwita Lekamlage Pradeep Kumara (Accused-Appellants) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; conspiracy; common intention; circumstantial evidence; direct indictment; confession under Section 127(3) CPC; dock statement; identification evidence; presumption of innocence; suspicious circumstances | Sections 296, 113B, 102, and 32, Penal Code, Section 3, Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act No. 42 of 2007 (direct indictment), Section 331(1),127(3), 420,Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Article 138 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-05-22 | CA/HCC/0210A/0000B/2015 |
Hettiarachchilage Pradeep Chandana (1st Accused-Appellant) and Samaraweera Arachchilage Saman Nandasiri (2nd Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; section 296 read with section 32 Penal Code; eyewitness identification; delayed/belated witnesses; contradictions inter se and per se; material vs. minor discrepancies; medical evidence corroboration; sudden fight; culpable homicide not amounting to murder; section 114(f) Evidence Ordinance | Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 11(1), High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 296 read with Section 32, Penal Code (murder/common intention) Section 294, Penal Code (culpable homicide not amounting to murder — referenced) Section 114(f), Evidence Ordinance (adverse inference — raised in grounds of appeal) | Download |
| 2024-05-22 | CA/HCC/0287/2019 |
Selvaraj Ranjith Kumara (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Respondent)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Drug trafficking; drug possession; heroin; section 54A(b) and 54A(d) Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; informant evidence; chain of custody of productions; inward journey of production; Government Analyst; dock statement; failure to cross-examine; reasonable doubt; contradictions and omissions in prosecution evidence | Section 331(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 54A(b), Poisons, Opium, and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 (trafficking) — acquitted Section 54A(d), Poisons, Opium, and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (possession) — convicted, affirmed | Download |
| 2024-05-22 | CA/WRT/0365/2021 |
Udula Nayani Anamika Upawansha v. National Housing Development Authority
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Mandamus, Writ of Certiorari, Legitimate Expectation, Ultra Vires, Marshy Land, Crown Purposes, Natural Justice, and Fairness | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka . National Housing Development Authority Act, No. 17 of 1979 (specifically Section 9) . Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Act, No. 15 of 1968 (Sections 2(1) and 2A(1)) | Download |
| 2024-05-20 | CPA/0116/2023 |
Santhan Silvester (Claimant-Petitioner-Petitioner) Vs. Madhu Range Forest Officer and Hon. Attorney General (Respondents)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Revisionary jurisdiction; confiscation of vehicles; forest offence; exceptional circumstances; laches and delay; clean hands doctrine; failure to establish claim; discretionary remedy | Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 40(1), Forest Ordinance (as amended by Forest (Amendment) Act No. 65 of 2009) | Download |
| 2024-05-17 | CA/HCC/0285-0286/2018 |
Jayalath Pelige Suresh Priyashantha alias Jayalath Pedige Suresh Priyashantha and Subashini De Silva Weerakkodi (Accused-Appellants) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Murder; robbery; circumstantial evidence; common intention; confession under Section 127 CPC; voire dire inquiry; credibility of witnesses; contradictions and omissions; dock statement; failure of justice/curable irregularity | Sections 296, 380, 394 read with Section 32, Penal Code Section 331(1), 127(3), 195, 283,436 , Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 27, Evidence Ordinance Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-05-16 | CA/BAL/0408/2023 |
Kodithuwakku Malani Padma Vs. AG
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais J. | Bail application; exceptional circumstances; dangerous drugs; heroin possession/trafficking; remand delay; failure to indict; negligent objections by respondents; improbability of prosecution case | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No. 41 of 2022 | Download |
| 2024-05-16 | CA/BAL/0539/2023 |
Thalarambage Sashika Dilhani Fernando Vs. AG
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais J. | Bail application; exceptional circumstances; dangerous drugs; heroin trafficking; prolonged remand; medical/health grounds; kidney ailment; no previous convictions; family circumstances | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No. 41 of 2022 | Download |
| 2024-05-16 | CA/BAL/0512/2023 |
Weerasinghe Arachchige Sujeewa Gayani VS. OIC Anti-Corruption Unit, Police Station, Negombo
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe, J. | Bail application; exceptional circumstances; dangerous drugs; heroin possession; delay in indictment; disputed arrest circumstances; co-suspect discharged; sole breadwinner | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance No. 13 of 1984 | Download |
| 2024-05-15 | CA/HCC/0338/2019 |
Ratnayaka Mudiyanselage Ajith Prasanna (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | House trespass by night; rape; section 433 and section 364(1) Penal Code; consent defence; dock statement; failure to cross-examine/put defence to witnesses; contradictions in police statements; corroboration by neighbour; delay/reluctance in disclosure; reasonable doubt; police supervision order — section 5(1) Prevention of Crimes Ordinance | Section 331(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 433, Penal Code (house trespass by night) Section 364(1), Penal Code, as amended by Act No. 22 of 1995 (rape) Section 5(1), Prevention of Crimes Ordinance (order for police supervision post-release) | Download |
| 2024-05-15 | CA/WRT/0305/2023 |
Wickramanavaka v. National Child Protection Authority
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Writ of Mandamus, Prosecutorial Discretion, Mala fide, Legal Duty, National Child Protection Authority | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka . Section 393 of the Criminal Procedure Code | Download |
| 2024-05-14 | CA/BAL/0370/2023 |
Mohomad Anvar Mohomad Ziyam vs. Officer-in-Charge, Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), Dematagoda
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Bail application; exceptional circumstances; dangerous drugs; heroin trafficking; non-disclosure of previous conviction; uberrima fides; utmost good faith; refusal in limine | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No. 41 of 2022 | Download |
| 2024-05-14 | CA/HCC/0423/2017 |
AG Vs. Ranthilaka Mudiyanselage Nilantha Kumara
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Appeal against conviction; Section 331(1) Code of Criminal Procedure Act; grave sexual abuse; Penal Code; evaluation of victim\'s evidence; dock statement; unsuggested defense; belated defense; corroboration | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331(1) Penal Code (grave sexual abuse provisions) | Download |
| 2024-05-13 | CA/HCC/0074/2022 |
Mohammad Niaz Mohammad Imtiaz alias Amuz (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Trafficking and possession of heroin; burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt; probability test; fair trial; presumption of innocence; benefit of the doubt; credibility of prosecution evidence; acquittal | Sections 54(A)(b) and 54(A)(d), Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984) Section 331(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-05-10 | CA/RII/0018/2024 |
Amarasinghe Achchi Maddumage Don Pradeep Wasantha Kumara (Defendant-Petitioner) Vs. Merregngnage Madhuri Priyanka Thushari Perera (Plaintiff-Respondent, absent/unrepresented)
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Restitutio in integrum; revision; computer evidence; admissibility of photographs; additional list of documents; 45-day notice requirement; section 175 Civil Procedure Code relevance; statutory interpretation — \"first\" date fixed for trial; purposive construction; inconsistent District Court rulings | Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Section 5, 7, 12,Evidence (Special Provisions) Act No. 14 of 1995 (computer evidence), Section 175, Civil Procedure Code, Section 93(2), Civil Procedure Code, as amended by Section 8 of Act No. 8 of 2017 | Download |
| 2024-05-10 | CA/RII/0035/2023 |
Vidana Gamage Prema Padmini Renuka — Petitioner Vs. Kadawathakankanamalage Wijesena (Deceased), substituted by Kadawathakankanamalage Tilak Dewapriya
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Revision; Restitutio in Integrum; Article 138(1) Constitution; partition action; lis pendens; due registration; Partition Law No. 21 of 1977; jurisdiction of Court of Appeal; addition of parties post-interlocutory decree | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Articles 105(2), 118, 138(1), 139(1), 169(2), 170 Partition Law No. 21 of 1977 — Sections 48(1), 48(5) (formerly 48(3) under the 1951 Act), 66, 69(1) Partition Act No. 16 of 1951 — Sections 6, 7, 8, 11, 12(1), 13(1), 26, 36, 48(1)–(3), 49, 70(1) Registration of Documents Ordinance — Section 12 (repealed by Partition Act) Administration of Justice (Amendment) Law No. 25 of 1975 — Section 651(1) | Download |
| 2024-05-10 | CA/RII/0046/2024 |
Orient Pearl Hotels Limited — Defendant-Petitioner Vs. Ceynor Foundation Limited — Plaintiff-Respondent
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Revision; Restitutio in Integrum; Article 138 Constitution; Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act No. 1 of 2023; offer and acceptance; formation of contract; consensus ad idem; suppression of material facts; ejectment; stay of execution | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act No. 1 of 2023 — Section 20(1), 20(2) | Download |
| 2024-05-10 | CA/RII/0323/2013 |
Liyana Mudiyanselage Sukhitha Sandamalee (Substituted 41st A Defendant-Petitioner) Vs. 01A. Weerakkody Achchilage Ukku Singho and 2 Others
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Restitutio in Integrum; Revision; Article 138 of the Constitution; Partition action; Interlocutory Decree; Amended Interlocutory Decree; Scheme of Final Allotment/Final Ballot Scheme; Commissioner\'s Report | Article 138 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Restitutio in Integrum and Revision) Partition action (underlying D.C. Kegalle case — governing partition legislation not specified in this judgment) | Download |
| 2024-05-10 | CA/WRIT/0198/2020 |
Savarimuthu Retty & Sons v. Sri Lanka Tea Board
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Prohibition, Natural Justice, Audi Alteram Partem (right to be heard), Administrative Law, Suspension of License, Due Process, and Right to Livelihood | Sri Lanka Tea Control Act: Section 8(2) | Download |
| 2024-05-10 | CA/WRT/0012/2019 |
Madulsima Plantations PLC Vs. R. T. P. Sumanasekera (Divisional Secretary, Ambagamuwa Korale) & others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Prohibition, Land Acquisition, Hydro Power Project, Public Purpose, Renewable Energy Resources, Energy Permit, Provisional Approval, Leasehold Rights, Vesting in the Republic | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka . Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act No. 35 of 2007 (specifically Sections 4, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18) . Land Acquisition Act (specifically Sections 2, 30(1), 38, and 38(a) | Download |
| 2024-05-09 | CA/BAL/0125/2023 |
Veeravagu Sugandira Valli Vs. AG
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Bail application; exceptional circumstances; dangerous drugs; heroin trafficking; remand delay; Court of Appeal bail jurisdiction | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No. 41 of 2022 | Download |
| 2024-05-09 | CA/WRIT/0112/2018 |
Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara, Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Petitioner) Vs. D. Nanayakkara/A.P.G. Kithsiri, Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife and 10 Others
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; One-man Commission of Inquiry; Audi alteram partem; Natural justice; Right to be heard; Fact-finding report vs. binding decision; Justiciability of Commission recommendations; Presidential/Ministerial Committee | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Writs of Certiorari and Prohibition) Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 (referenced re: disclosure of the committee report to the Petitioner) Commissions of Inquiry Act | Download |
| 2024-05-08 | CA/HCC/0015/2018 |
AG Vs. Kandiah Shanmuganpillai
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Appeal against conviction; Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act; Article 138 of the Constitution; grave sexual abuse; defective charge; time and place particulars in charge; illegal charge; acquittal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331, Section 165(1), Section 165(2) (formerly Section 168(2)) | Download |
| 2024-05-08 | CA/HCC/0073/2018 |
AG Vs. Ilanganthilake Bandara Mudiyanselage Bandara Menike
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Appeal against conviction; Section 33(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act; murder; death sentence; circumstantial evidence; dying declaration; dock statement; failure to exclude third-party involvement; reasonable doubt | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 33(1) | Download |
| 2024-05-08 | CA/HCC/0204/2020 |
AG Vs. Aluthgamage Upul Ramyathilaka
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Appeal against conviction; Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act; murder; death sentence; reversed burden of proof; dying declaration; Section 32(1) Evidence Ordinance; sudden fight; Exception 4 to Section 294 Penal Code; contradictions and omissions; eye witness testimony; non-jury trial | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 Penal Code — Sections 293, 294 (general exceptions to murder, particularly Exception 4 – sudden fight), 296 (murder) Evidence Ordinance — Sections 32(1) (dying declarations) | Download |
| 2024-05-08 | CA/WRT/0425/2023 |
Senarathge Lakshman Cooray Vs. AG
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of certiorari; writ of prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; discretion of the Attorney General to indict; Prevention of Terrorism Act; confession; rejected confession; abuse of discretion; mala fides; judicial review of prosecutorial discretion | Code of Criminal Procedure Act — Section 393 (Attorney General\'s power to present indictments) Prevention of Terrorism Act (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979, as amended by Act No. 22 of 1998 and Act No. 10 of 1982 — Sections 2(1)(a), 2(1)(b)/2(2)(II), 3(a), 16(1), 16(2), 16(3) Evidence Ordinance — Section 24 (relevance of statements) | Download |
| 2024-05-08 | CA/WRT/0285/2020 |
Thotagama Liyana Arachchige Viranji Aparna Vs. University Grants Commission & others
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; writ of prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; University Grants Commission recruitment; structured interview; marking scheme; Selection Committee composition; Scheme of Recruitment (SoR); legitimate expectation; University Services Appeals Board; judicial deference to educational/administrative bodies | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 140 Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 — Sections 71(2)(ii), 86(a) | Download |
| 2024-05-08 | CA/WRT/0805/2023 |
Mohamed Ismail Fairoze Hameed alias Mohamed Shahul Hameed Ismail Fairoze and Tenaga Car Parks (Pvt) Ltd Vs. Union Bank of Colombo PLC and another
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Writ of certiorari, mandamus and prohibition; parate execution; Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act; notice of sale; disputed facts and writ jurisdiction; duty of director; discretionary/equitable relief; clean hands doctrine; conduct of petitioner | Sections 4, 8, 10, 13, Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990 Section 187(1), Companies Act No. 6 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-05-07 | CA/BAL/0418/2023 |
Hatharasinghe Arachchige Uditha Kalyani VS. OIC Vice Prevention Unit, Police Station, Matara
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais J. | Bail application; exceptional circumstances; dangerous drugs; heroin possession/trafficking; personal circumstances not exceptional; sole breadwinner; children of tender age; delay in indictment; application dismissed | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-05-07 | CA/HCC/0022/2022 |
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Vs. :Wanasinghe Mudiyanselage Tennakoon Banda alias Mahathun
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | : Appeal against conviction; Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act; murder; Section 296 Penal Code; exceptions to murder; sudden fight; grave and sudden provocation; malice; murderous intention; dangerous to life injury | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 Penal Code — Sections 294 | Download |
| 2024-05-07 | CA/HCC/0255-0256/2018 |
AG Vs. Kok Nuwan Silwa alias Rathuwa
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Appeal against conviction; Section 331 Code of Criminal Procedure Act; Article 138 of the Constitution; murder; death sentence; common intention; dying declaration; refreshing memory; Section 159 Evidence Ordinance; Section 27 Evidence Ordinance; dock identification; dock statement; failure to cross-examine; acquittal of one co-accused | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Penal Code — Section 296 (murder) Evidence Ordinance — Sections 27 | Download |
| 2024-05-07 | CA/WRT/0470/2022 |
G. Alagaratnam, PC with Suren Fernando Vs. N.R. Sivendran with Fihama Hanifa
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Parate execution Board resolution, recovery action Letter of Demand Mortgage , default in loan repayment Habitual defaulter Central Bank Circular No. 2 of 2022 — Covid-19 concessions Alternative remedy — appeal to Director, Financial Consumer Relations Department Discretionary relief — writ jurisdiction Delay, laches, waiver, submission to jurisdiction Illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety (Diplock classification) Judicial review of administrative action | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990, ss. 4, 10, 13 | Download |
| 2024-05-07 | CA/RII/0053/2024 |
Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa (3rd Defendant-Petitioner) Vs. Lasantha Alagiyawanna & others
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Restitutio in Integrum; Revision; Article 138 of the Constitution; ex parte orders; enjoining orders; interim injunctions; Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leadership dispute; Deshapalana Mandalaya (Politburo); Vidhayaka Sabhawa (Executive Committee); casus omissus; audi alteram partem; alternative remedy doctrine | Civil Procedure Code — Sections 91, 373–380 (summary procedure), Section 402/403 (abatement), Sections 662–667 (injunctions), Section 664 (as amended by Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act No. 79 of 1988), Section 666 (as amended by Act No. 79 of 1988), Section 224/225 Courts Ordinance No. 01 of 1889 — Sections 73, 86(a) Judicature Act No. 02 of 1978 — Section 54 Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 — Sections 213(3), 521(1) Constitution of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) — Clauses 11, 12, 16, 32(ii), 33 | Download |
| 2024-05-06 | CA/HCC/0128/2022 |
Hapugastenna Manannalage Shantha Kumarasiri (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Kidnapping from lawful guardianship; statutory rape; plea of guilt; minimum mandatory sentence; judicial discretion in sentencing; consent of minor; rehabilitation vs. punishment; sentence variation | Sections 354 and 364(2)(e), Penal Code (as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995) Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-05-06 | CA/HCC/0152/2022 |
Paliskara Mudiyanselage Indika Chithra Paliskara (Accused-Appellant) Vs. Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Rape; section 364(1) Penal Code; identification evidence; delay in complaint; credibility of prosecutrix; corroboration; medico-legal evidence; dock statement; fair trial; leading questions; sexual offences — victim testimony assessment | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979 Section 364(1), Penal Code, as amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995 | Download |
| 2024-05-03 | CPA/0127/2022 |
AG Vs. Abdul Kareem Nasheer
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Application for Revision; Article 138 of the Constitution; discretionary remedy; exceptional circumstances; delay/laches; trial in absentia; Section 241 inquiry (Code of Criminal Procedure); murder; circumstantial evidence; last scene theory; contumacious conduct; dismissal in limine | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 Penal Code — Section 296 (murder) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 241(1), 241(3) | Download |
| 2024-05-03 | CA/WRT/0016/2019 |
S. G. Joseph Santiago VS. K. Uthayarajah, Divisional Secretary, Vavuniya & others
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Hon.M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne, JJ. | Writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Land Development Ordinance; Crown Lands Ordinance; succession to State land grant/permit; laches/delay in filing writ application; nomination of successor; devolution of holding | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140, Land Development Ordinance, Crown Lands Ordinance No. 8 of 1947 | Download |
| 2024-05-03 | CA/HCC/0327/2019 |
Wadduwage Ruwan Indrajith, Koswatte Ralalage Lalith Premalal Samaraweera and Colambage Lakshman alias Sampath (Accused-Appellants) Vs. Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Bribery; solicitation and acceptance of illegal gratification; abetting bribery; contradictions in prosecution evidence; credibility of decoy witness; proof of demand; burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt; acquittal | Sections 16(b), 19(c), Bribery Act Section 25(2), Bribery Act (abetment) Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-05-03 | CA/HCC/0074/2017 |
Mallawa Arachchige Sumith Nishantha alias Shantha (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Appeal against conviction and sentence; murder; attempted robbery; circumstantial evidence; last seen theory; dying without medical explanation; dock statement; non-summary deposition; death sentence affirmed | Penal Code — Section 296 (murder) Penal Code — Section 382 (attempted robbery) Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 (appeal to Court of Appeal) Evidence Ordinance — Section 33 (admissibility of deposition of a deceased witness) | Download |
| 2024-05-03 | CA/WRT/0196/2020 |
N.M.M. Brothers (Pvt) Ltd. Vs. Sri Lanka Tea Board and 3 others
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Natural justice; audi alteram partem; writ of certiorari and prohibition; suspension of tea factory registration; Tea Control Act; prior notice/hearing; adequate substitute for hearing; administrative vs. quasi-judicial suspension; holding operation; urgency/emergency exception; discretionary power; Article 140 of the Constitution | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Article 140 (writs of certiorari and prohibition) Sri Lanka Tea Control Act, Section 8(2) (power of Controller to suspend/cancel registration of tea factory) | Download |
| 2024-05-03 | CA/WRT/0440/2019 |
Jayanthi Somasekaran (President, Mercantile Netball Association) Vs. Minister of Youth and Sports & 15 others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Mandamus, Futility (futility of granting relief), Interim Relief, Election Disputes, and Laches/Delay (due diligence) | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka . Sports Law No. 25 of 1973 | Download |
| 2024-05-02 | CA/BAL/0374/2023 |
Athurusinhage Shyamali Sandamali Vs. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Mount Lavinia
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Bail application; exceptional circumstances; dangerous drugs; heroin possession; discrepancy in police reports; illegal arrest allegation; 12-month detention limit | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act No. 41 of 2022 | Download |
| 2024-05-02 | CPA/0133/2019 |
M.M.U. Maduranga Vs. Thusitha Kularathna (Chairman, Western Province Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority)
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Revision application; Article 138 of the Constitution; writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; writ of prohibition; route permit tender; Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority; tender/bid price determination; discretion of Procurement Committee; Article 12(1) equal protection; administrative guidelines | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138 | Download |
| 2024-05-02 | CA/HCC/0076/2021 |
Suwada Hennedi Sunillal (Accused-Appellant) Vs. The Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent)
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Appeal against conviction and sentence; bribery; soliciting and accepting gratification; labour officer; Bribery Commission raid; decoy witness; dock statement; material contradictions; benefit of the doubt; appellate deference to trial judge\'s findings of fact | Bribery Act (as amended by Acts No. 2 of 1965, 38 of 1974, and 9 of 1980) — Section 19(b) (soliciting/accepting gratification) Bribery Act (as amended) — Section 19(c) (soliciting/accepting gratification) Bribery Act — Section 26 (order to pay back the sum obtained as bribe) | Download |
| 2024-05-02 | CA/PHC/0147/2019 |
Chaminda Srimal Hemantha (2nd Party Claimant-Petitioner-Appellant) Vs. A and R Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd (1st Party Claimant-Respondent-Respondent) & others
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision application; audi alteram partem; refusal to issue notice; fair hearing; natural justice; possession/custody of seized property; motor vehicle dispute; Magistrate\'s Court inquiry procedure; remittal for re-hearing | Article 138, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Article 154P(3), Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-05-02 | CA/RII/0058/2023 |
Ahangamage Malani (Claimant-Petitioner-Petitioner) Vs. Thilakarathna Arachchige Ubayasena (Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent)
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Restitutio in Integrum; Revision; Article 138 of the Constitution; claim inquiry; seizure and sale of movable property; laches; suppression and misrepresentation; alleged fraudulent conduct; Court of Appeal Rules; alternative remedy doctrine; natural justice | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka — Article 138, Article 139(1) Civil Procedure Code — Sections 241, 243, 244 (claim/objection to seizure), Section 753 (as amended by Act No. 79 of 1988), Section 86(2) Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules — Rules 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(b) | Download |
| 2024-05-02 | CA/WRT/0142/2019 |
M. I. Anvardeen and 8 Others Vs. D. K. Chandrakeerthi, Director General, Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resources Management and 14 Others
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; Coastal Zone development permit; Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) vs. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Shrimp farm project; Non-indigenous species importation; Discretionary administrative power; Futility of relief; Doctrine of futility in writ jurisdiction | Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Writs of Certiorari, Mandamus and Prohibition) Coast Conservation and Coastal Resources Management Act No. 57 of 1981 (as amended) — Sections 12(1), 14, and 16 (including 16(1), 16(2A), 16(2C)) Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance No. 02 of 1937 (as amended) — Section 37(1) (permit for importation of non-indigenous species) | Download |
| 2024-04-30 | CA/HCC/0209/2018 |
Ambalangoda Liyanage Sujeewa Vishwajith Vs. AG
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Murder; death sentence; suicide vs. homicide — burden to exclude suicide; improbability of prosecution case; sole eyewitness testimony; medical evidence — absence of resisting injuries; afterthought defence; credibility of witness; pregnancy of deceased; appeal against conviction and sentence dismissed. | Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, read with Article 138 of the Constitution Section 296, Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-04-29 | CA/HCC/0088/2022 |
Latheef Ihusan Vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Dangerous drugs; possession and trafficking of Heroin; Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; dock statement — evidentiary value; dock statement of co-accused not usable for/against another accused; CCTV footage — adverse inference under s.114(f) Evidence Ordinance; burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt; appeal against conviction and sentence; life imprisonment. | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984 Section 114(f), Evidence Ordinance (adverse inference from withholding evidence) Section 72, Criminal Justice Act 1982 (UK) (referenced re: abolition of dock statements in England) | Download |
| 2024-04-29 | CA/HCC/0398/2017 |
Weerasinghe Mohandiramge Nihal Wickramarathne Vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder; death sentence; circumstantial evidence — principles and sufficiency; adequacy of trial judge\'s reasons; section 27(1) Evidence Ordinance — discovery statement disregarded as unreliable; elimination of third-party involvement; matrimonial dispute as motive; inference of guilt from conduct (surrender advice); appeal dismissed. | Section 331, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Section 296, Penal Code, Section 27(1), Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-04-29 | CA/RII/0005/2023 |
Athavuda Arachchige Premalatha Pigera Jayawardena Vs. C.B. Anil Upananda
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Restitutio in integrum; revision; Article 138 of the Constitution; consent decree/terms of settlement; section 408 Civil Procedure Code; section 91 Civil Procedure Code; mistake (justus error); attorney\'s authority to compromise; setting aside settlement | Civil Procedure Code | Download |
| 2024-04-29 | CA/WRT/0182/2024 |
Laugfs Gas PLC & another vs. AG & others
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Writs of Certiorari and Prohibition; Article 140 of the Constitution; interim relief; judicial review of tender/bid conditions; estoppel and ultra vires; waiver and consent in public law; anti-competitive practices/anti-monopoly policy; reasonableness/irrationality/disproportionality of administrative action; ministerial/state policy and justiciability; State-Owned Enterprise divestiture (Litro Gas) | Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003, Consumer Protection Act of 1979, Fair Trading Commission Act of 1987, Constitution of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-04-05 | CA/WRT/0095/2021 |
Simmet (Private) Limited Vs. J.A. Ranjith (Former Secretary, Ministry of Industries and Supply Chain Management) & others
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. (Acting P/CA) | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition; fundamental rights; Article 12(1) equal protection; judicial review; Board of Investment agreements; export/import control; ultra vires; rights-based judicial review; public trust doctrine; administrative discretion; forum shopping; res judicata | Board of Investment Law No. 04 of 1978 — Section 17 Imports and Exports (Control) Act No. 1 of 1969 — Sections 4(3), 14, 20 Industrial Development Act | Download |
| 2024-04-05 | CPA/0021/2017 |
Subramanium Ramani (wife of the Accused, Welaudan Methiyas Chandrapala alias Mervyn Vs. AG
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision application; trial in absentia; abduction of accused; presumption of death; abatement of criminal proceedings; death certificate; estoppel; Anti-Money Laundering Act; heroin trafficking proceeds; Section 241 CPC; missing persons | Anti-Money Laundering Act No. 05 of 2006 — Section 3(1)(a) Registration of Deaths and Missing Persons (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 2010 — Section 2 | Download |
| 2024-04-05 | CA/HCC/0178-0179/2018 |
Wawalage Uthum Prasanna Rosairo alias Malli Vs. The Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Trafficking and possession of Heroin; aiding and abetting; amendment of indictment during trial; alteration of charge before judgment (s.167 CCP); prejudice to accused from late amendment; test of probability of prosecution evidence; dock statement — evidentiary value; credibility of police witnesses; discrepancy in place of offence; reasonable doubt; acquittal on appeal; death sentence set aside. | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984, Section 331(1), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, read with Article 138 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-04-05 | CA/RII/0025/2018 |
Abdul Fareed Mohamed Munas Vs. Ameenathul Sureyan Razeed & others
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Partition action; corpus of the action; duty of trial judge to investigate title under section 25(1); preliminary survey plan; conflicting survey plans; deed of transfer — extent of share conveyed; pedigree/devolution of title; adverse possession; Evidence Ordinance presumptions (section 114); witness familiarization vs coaching; judgment in rem | Partition Law No. 21 of 1977,Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-04-04 | CPA/0004/2021 |
Sugamuni Liyaage Karunasena Vs. Site Forest Officer, Embilipitiya & another
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision; confiscation of vehicle; Forest Ordinance; unauthorized transportation of timber; vicarious liability of vehicle owner; Attorney General not supporting confiscation; setting aside High Court and Magistrate Court orders | Forest Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-04-04 | DCF/0541/2000 |
Apogee International (Pvt) Ltd Vs. Kalukapuge Thomas Perera & others
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe, J. | Partition action; prescriptive title; ouster; undivided rights; co-ownership; exclusive possession; pedigree dispute; identification of corpus; deed of transfer of divided portion; framing of additional issue; findings of primary fact on appeal; credibility of witnesses | Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-04-04 | CA/WRT/0459/2022 |
Anods Cocoa (Pvt) Ltd. Vs. Controller General of Import and Export
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; writ of prohibition; import control regulations; open account payment terms; letter of authorization; bank guarantee; customs detention notice; mitigated forfeiture; ultra vires; lex cogit ad impossibilia; impossibilium nulla obligatio est; directory vs mandatory provision; non-compliance with court rules (technical objection) | Imports and Exports (Control) Act No. 1 of 1969, Customs Ordinance No. 17 of 1869 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-04-04 | CA/HCC/0005/2021 |
Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Anura Hemantha Kumara Ranaweera Vs. Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Appeal against conviction; bribery; soliciting gratification; accepting gratification; official duty; Divisional Development Officer; Agrarian Service Committee; credibility of defense evidence; unexplained loan defense; failure to issue receipt; proof beyond reasonable doubt | Bribery Act No. 11 of 1954 (as amended) — Sections 19(b), 19(c) | Download |
| 2024-04-04 | CA/WRT/0349/2020 |
Center for Environment Justice Vs. Marine Environment Protection Authority
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Hon. M.T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; public interest litigation; environmental protection; marine pollution; failure to perform statutory duty; hazardous/toxic wastewater sludge discharge; regulatory inaction; concurrence between regulatory authorities; withdrawal of relief | Marine Pollution Prevention Act, National Environment Act | Download |
| 2024-04-02 | CPA/0095/2023 |
Perumal Dinesh Kumar Vs. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Kolonne
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Revision application; Article 138 Constitution; exceptional circumstances; kidnapping from lawful guardianship; statutory rape; plea of guilty; sentencing; excessive sentence; concurrent sentences; child victim; consent (irrelevant under age of consent); subsequent offer of marriage; remorse | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 138, Penal Code — Section 354 (kidnapping from lawful guardianship); Section 364(2) read with Section 364(2)(e) (rape), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-04-02 | CA/WRT/0134/2023 |
Yagdehigedara Ranjith Rathnayake Vs. Debt Conciliation Board
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Hon. Bandula Karunaratne, J. (P/CA | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140 of the Constitution; Debt Conciliation Board proceedings; deed as transfer vs. mortgage (usufructuary/security transaction); quorum of statutory tribunal; ultra vires; natural justice; legitimate expectation (procedural and substantive); alternative remedy/exhaustion of statutory remedy; undue delay; legal personality of a statutory body | Debt Conciliation Board Act No. 39 of 1949 (Debt Conciliation Ordinance) — Sections 2(1), 3(2), 8, 9(2), 14(1), 54 | Download |
| 2024-04-01 | CA/HCC/0151/2020 |
Mohomed Naushad Doole Naushad & another Vs. AG
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Unlawful assembly; murder; grievous hurt; common intention; visual/eyewitness identification — quality and reliability; poor lighting conditions at scene; inconsistent witness testimony on identification circumstances; identification parade; disparate treatment of co-accused on identical identification evidence; right to fair trial (Article 13(3)); appeal allowed; acquittal. | Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-04-01 | CA/PHC/0209/2018 |
Siyapatha Finance PLC Vs. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Pulmoddai
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Confiscation of vehicle; forest offence; trespass into reserve forest; digging within reserve forest; antiquities exploration; third-party absolute owner\'s claim; sufficiency of charge to support confiscation; requirement that charge specifically allege vehicle/tool used in commission of offence; mere listing as a production insufficient; revision under Article 154P; appeal under Article 138; order set aside; vehicle released. | Forest Ordinance, as amended , Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , Antiquities Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-03-28 | CA/TAX/0003/2017 |
Commissioner General of Inland
Revenue Vs. Dr. S.S.L Perera
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Hon.M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne, JJ. | Income Tax — Assessment — Rejection of return of income — Duty of Assessor to communicate reasons for non-acceptance of return — Failure to communicate reasons — Validity of assessment — Right of appeal. | Inland Revenue Act, No. 10 of 2006 | Download |
| 2024-03-28 | CA/HCC/0226A-B/2015 |
Umagilige Inoka Shayamalee
Vs. AG
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Heroin Trafficking, Aiding and Abetting, Narcotics Offences,Inward Journey of Productions, Expert Evidence, Weight Discrepancy, Integrity of Evidence, Amendment of Indictment, Procedural Irregularity, Fair Trial, Recalling Witness, Summoning Additional Witness, Re-examination of Witness, Filling Gaps in, Prosecution Case, Misdirection in Law | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-03-27 | CA/WRT/0068/2023 |
G.L. Gamage (nee De Silva) Vs. Biyagama Pradeshiya Sabha & 5 others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Interim Order | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-03-27 | CA/WRT/0407/2023 |
Edith Doreen Hyacinth Corea Vs. OIC of Criminal Investigations Department & others
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Hon.N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Judicial review of pending criminal investigation, Overseas travel pending criminal case, Variation of bail conditions, Interim order in writ application, Criminal misappropriation, Natural justice | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Code of Criminal Procedure Act, Bail Act, Judicature Act | Download |
| 2024-03-27 | CA/HCC/0006/2023 |
Pushpakumara v. Attorney General of Sri Lanka
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Murder Dying Declaration Common Intention Alibi Dock Statement Identification (Light conditions and moonlight) Admissibility Criminal Appeal | Section 331(1) and Section 126A(1)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 19 of the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 10 of 1990,Penal Code, Section 32(1) of the Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-03-27 | CA/WRT/0525/2019 |
Graphic Systems (Pvt) Limited & another Vs. People\'s Bank & 4 others
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Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of Certiorari and Mandamus – Article 140 of the Constitution – Public procurement – Tender process – Government Procurement Guidelines 2006 – Rejection of tender bid without reasons – Natural justice – Transparency and fairness in tendering – Discretion of State bank – Technical Evaluation Committee – Blacklisting of supplier – Rule of law in public bodies – Best value for money – Prayer confined to mandamus relief | Companies Act No. 17 of 1982 Government Procurement Guidelines of 2006 | Download |
| 2024-03-26 | CA/PHC/0131/2017 |
Pangukarage Anuradha Jayanath
Dayananda Vs. Plantation Monitoring Officer
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Unauthorized occupation of State land, Ejectment, Valid permit, Written authority of the State, Burden of proof under Section 9(SLO), Provincial High Court Revision | State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-03-26 | CA/HCC/0310/2017 |
Kurudupatabedilage Sudharshana
Jayasekera Vs. AG
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Circumstantial evidence, Recovery under Section 27, Identification parade, Dock statement, Failure to cross-examine witness, Previous statements of witnesses, Double murder, robbery, Cranio-cerebral injuries | Penal Code(S. 296,380), Code of Criminal Procedure Act(S.200,331,420), Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-03-26 | CA/HCC/0115/2022 |
Mahawanni Arachchige Sampath Chaminda v. Attorney General
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Murder; Section 296 Penal Code; Death Sentence; Dying Declaration; Alibi; Identification; Dock Statement; Evidence Ordinance; Criminal Appeal | Penal Code: Section 296, Evidence Ordinance: Section 32 and Section 105 | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/HCC/0120/2022 |
Pathinathan Consal Dias Vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Abduction of a minor – Section 354 Penal Code – Grave sexual abuse – Section 365B(2)(b) Penal Code – Belated complaint – Delay in disclosure by child victim – Discrepancies/contradictions in testimony – Totality of evidence – Failure to put defence case in cross-examination – Medico-Legal Report – Kidnapping from lawful guardianship – Benefit of the doubt – Appeal against conviction – Code of Criminal Procedure Act, Section 331(1) | Penal Code , Code of Criminal Procedure Act | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0026/2022 |
Gnendra Shani Abeysekara Vs. Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne, Chairman & 7 others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Writ of Certiorari – Article 140 of the Constitution – Presidential Commission of Inquiry – Natural justice – Audi alteram partem – Right to be heard – Ultra vires findings and recommendations – Wednesbury unreasonableness – Political victimization inquiry – Undertaking given to Court – Sub judice – Usurpation of Attorney General\'s powers – Non-binding nature of Commission recommendations – Futility of relief – Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140, Article 81 Commission of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 (as amended) – Sections 2, 7(c), 7(2), 11, 16, 24 Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry Act (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978 (SPCOI Act) – Section 9 Penal Code – Sections 100, 189, 191, 335 Bribery Act – Section 70 Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0135/2021 |
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka Vs. Hon. Upaly Abeyratne & 4 others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna J. P/CA | Writ of Certiorari – Article 140 of the Constitution – Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Political Victimization – Natural justice – Audi alteram partem – Right to be heard – Legitimate expectation – Ultra vires findings and recommendations – Wednesbury unreasonableness – Non-binding nature of Commission recommendations – Usurpation of Attorney General\'s powers – Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry – Futility of relief – No summons served – Reputational harm to public figure | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Article 140, Article 81 Commission of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 (as amended) – Sections 2, 7(c), 7(2), 11, 16, 19, 24 Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry Act (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978 (SPCOI Act) – Section 9 | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0166/2020 |
Anura Kumara Dissanayake Vs. Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne, Chairman, Presidential Commission of Inquiry & 7 others
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Hon.N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. (P/CA) | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Presidential Commission of Inquiry; political victimization; jurisdiction/locus standi; ultra vires; Wednesbury unreasonableness; natural justice/fair hearing; sub judice; separation of powers; futility of relief; Article 140 writ jurisdiction | - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Articles 4(c), 81, 105, 111C(1), 111C(2), 140 - Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 (as amended) - Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978 - Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0167/2020 |
Gnendra Shani Abeysekara Vs. Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne, Chairman, Presidential Commission of Inquiry & 7 others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Presidential Commission of Inquiry; political victimization; jurisdiction/locus standi; ultra vires; Wednesbury unreasonableness; natural justice/fair hearing; futility; legitimate expectation; Article 140 writ jurisdiction | - Constitution of Sri Lanka — Article 140 - Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 (as amended) — including Sections 9, 16 - Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978 (SPCOI Act No. 7 of 1978) — including Article 81 reference - Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0174/2021 |
Anura Kumara Dissanayake Vs. Hon. Upali Abeyrathne,
Retired Judge of the Supreme Court
Chairman & 8 others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Prohibition; Presidential Commission of Inquiry; political victimization; jurisdiction/locus standi (public officers/corporations/armed forces/police only); ultra vires; Wednesbury unreasonableness; breach of undertaking to Court; natural justice/fair hearing; National Executive Council; Anti-Corruption Unit; Cabinet Decision quashed; mala fides | Constitution of Sri Lanka — Articles 4(c), 105, 111C(1), 111C(2), 140 - Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 (as amended) — Sections 9, 16, 24, 26 - Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978 (SPCOI Act No. 7 of 1978) — Article 81 reference - Bribery Act — Section 70 - Penal Code — Sections 100, 189, 191 | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0297/2021 |
J.C. Weliamuna v. Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne and Others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140 of the Constitution; Presidential Commission of Inquiry; natural justice; legitimate expectation; Wednesbury unreasonableness; ultra vires; recommendations not binding proprio vigore; futility of relief; right to be heard | Article 140 of the Constitution (writ jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal) Article 81 of the Constitution (civic disability) Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 (Section 2 — appointment power) Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978 (Section 9) | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0331/2021 |
Here\'s the summary for CA (Writ) Application No. 331/2021 — Dr. Kodagoda Hitige Jayampathy Rohanakumara Wickramaratne of Petit v. Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne and Others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140 of the Constitution; Presidential Commission of Inquiry; natural justice; right to be heard; legitimate expectation; failure to summon/serve process; Wednesbury unreasonableness; ultra vires; political victimization; recommendations not binding proprio vigore | Article 81, 12(1), 140 of the Constitution Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948, as amended Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978 | Download |
| 2024-03-25 | CA/WRT/0364/2021 |
Ranil Wickramasinghe v. Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne and Others
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Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J. P/CA | Writ of Certiorari; Article 140 of the Constitution; Presidential Commission of Inquiry; Anti-Corruption Committee; legitimate expectation; natural justice; Wednesbury unreasonableness; ultra vires; recommendations not binding proprio vigore; futility | Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1978, Commissions of Inquiry Act No. 17 of 1948 (Section 2 ), Article 140 & 81 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-03-21 | CPA/0097/2023 |
Karungu Aboobucker Ayisha Beebi
alias Sarangu Aboobucker Ayisha Beebi Vs. The Officer In Charge,
Crimes Investigation Division
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | foreign job transaction offences – cheating (Penal Code s.403) – criminal breach of trust (Penal Code s.389) – criminal misappropriation (Penal Code s.386) – Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act s.13 – partial acquittal on appeal – sentence enhancement on appeal – failure to issue show cause before enhancement – violation of natural justice (audi alteram partem) – procedural irregularity – miscarriage of justice – exceptional circumstances for revision – discretionary revisionary jurisdiction | Penal Code, Article 138 of the Constitution, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act s.13 | Download |
| 2024-03-21 | CA/HCC/0125/2023 |
Pahalage Mahesh Kumara alias
Sudda. Vs. The Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | non-jury trial – identification of accused as central issue – reliability of eyewitness evidence – 119 emergency call as first information – inconsistency between first information and trial testimony – credibility of prosecution witnesses – identification based on seeing accused from behind – dock statement rejection – presumption of innocence and burden of proof – misdirection on presumption of innocence – evaluation of prosecution and defence evidence – circumstantial evidence assessment – failure to produce corroborative photographic evidence | Section 114(f) Evidence Ordinance, Section 296 Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-03-21 | CA/WRT/0203/2021 |
Kaluthara Vithanage Gimhani Udeshika Senarathne Vs. Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Sri Lanka & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Interim Relief Amounting to Final Relief, Preservation of Status Quo, Judicial Discretion, Exercise of Discretion, Preliminary Hearing, Maintainability of Writ Application, Threshold for Granting Notice | Constitution of Sri Lanka- Article 126 | Download |
| 2024-03-20 | CA/HCC/0348/2018 |
Alvitigalage Don Dinesh Nimantha Vs. AG
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | credibility of police officers – adverse inference for failure to call witness rejected – Government Analyst’s evidence – chain of custody – discrepancy in weight of heroin explained – intact seals – admissibility of adopted evidence – procedural irregularity without miscarriage of justice – dock statement alleging fabrication | Section 134 Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-03-20 | CA/HCC/0464/2017 |
Sandanam Pichchai Mary Matilda Vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Credibility of police witnesses, Material contradictions, Custody of productions, Burden of proof,Presumption of innocence, False implication, Credibility of prosecution witnesses, Credibility and probability test | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 13 of 1984), Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-03-20 | CA/WRT/0607/2011 |
Dhanapala Mudiyanselage Sarath Dhanapala Vs. Chairman,
Administrative Appeals Tribunal &15 Others
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe, J. | Exercise of writ jurisdiction, Alternative remedy, Premature writ application, Fair investigation, Criminal justice administration, Court of Appeal jurisdiction, Supervisory powers, Interim relief, Overseas travel pending criminal case, Balance between individual liberty and administration of justice | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-03-19 | CA/HC/0113/2014 |
Edirisinghe Peruma Arachchilage Sanjeewa
Nishantha alias Kasthuri Vs. AG
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Common object, Common intention, Murder, Robbery, Aggravated robbery, Identification parade, Dock identification, Visual identification, Identification evidence, Improper identification parade, Corroborative evidence | Penal Code, Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-03-19 | CPA/0078/2023 |
Halgama Arachchilage Piyushani Iresha Vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Money Laundering Revision Application Article 138 of the Constitution Statutory Retrospective Application Prospective Operation, Substantive Law vs. Procedural Law, Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006 Amendment Act No. 40 of 2011 Preliminary Objection Maintainability of Indictment, Exceptional Circumstances Miscarriage of Justice, Manifestly Erroneous | Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006 | Download |
| 2024-03-15 | CA/WRT/0340/2020 |
Dr. A. M. Jazeel v. Eastern University, Sri Lanka and Others
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; university recruitment/selection process; legitimate expectation; ultra vires; Wednesbury unreasonableness; marking scheme; multiplicity of litigation; alternative remedies/laches | Article 140 of the Constitution (writ jurisdiction) University Grants Commission Circular No. 916 (Sections 1.6, 3.2, 3.3 — marking scheme requirements) | Download |
| 2024-03-14 | CA/HCC/0417/2018 |
Watawalage Don Mangala Vs. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Sole eyewitness evidence, Credibility, Dying declaration, JMO evidence, Material contradictions, Subsequent conduct of accused, Non-jury criminal trial, Murder weapon recovery | Section 296 Penal Code, Section 134 Evidence Ordinance, Section 27 Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-03-12 | CA/HCC/0297/2015 |
Hettiarachchige Sanjeewa Kumara alias Sampath Vs. AG
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Criminal appeal – heroin possession and trafficking – Dangerous Drugs Ordinance – Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) raid – single police witness conviction – Section 159 Evidence Ordinance (refreshing memory using notes) – Section 134 Evidence Ordinance (no requirement of corroboration) – admissibility of investigation notes – credibility of police testimony – failure to establish chain of custody / production – failure to consider defence evidence – defence witnesses (wife and daughter) – dock statement denial – investigative improbabilities | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Sri Lanka) Evidence Ordinance (Sri Lanka) | Download |
| 2024-03-07 | CA/WRT/0220/2022 |
R. W. R. G. Tharanga Udayanganee Rajapakse Vs. Ceylon Electricity Board
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Failure to comply with mandatory safety distances – Horizontal clearance from residential building – Statutory duty – Ultra vires – Public law duty – Estoppel – Acquiescence – Laches – Planning approval – Subdivision plan – Judicial review – Mandatory order – Administrative discretion | Sri Lanka Electricity Act, Electricity (Safety and Continuity) Regulations, Constitution of Sri Lanka (Article 140 ,170) | Download |
| 2024-03-07 | CA/WRT/0220/2022 |
R. W. R. G. Tharanga Udayanganee Rajapakse Vs. Ceylon Electricity Board
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Failure to comply with mandatory safety distances – Horizontal clearance from residential building – Statutory duty – Ultra vires – Public law duty – Estoppel – Acquiescence – Laches – Planning approval – Subdivision plan – Judicial review – Mandatory order – Administrative discretion | Sri Lanka Electricity Act, Electricity (Safety and Continuity) Regulations, Constitution of Sri Lanka (Article 140 ,170) | Download |
| 2024-03-07 | CA/HCC/0004/2023 |
Sarvananthan Kabilkumar & another vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Attempted murder, common intention, Section 32 Penal Code, Section 300 Penal Code, witness credibility, medical evidence consistency, contradictions in testimony, sentencing proportionality, High Court of Jaffna, Code of Criminal Procedure Act . | Section 331 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Section 300 & 32 of the Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-03-07 | CA/WRT/0507/2023 |
Galbokka Hewage Chamith Lasantha and Galbokka Hewage Ranil Prasanna v. Eng. R. A. S. Ranawaka and Others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari; Writ of Mandamus; Article 140 of the Constitution; Coastal Zone; unauthorized construction; demolition order; permit requirement; coastal setback; appointed date; title/proof of possession; discretionary relief refused | Article 140 of the Constitution (writ jurisdiction) Coast Conservation and Coastal Resources Management Act No. 57 of 1981 | Download |
| 2024-03-04 | CA/HCC/0002/2020 |
Mohomed Habibulla Mohomed Nazeer alias Nazar Vs. AG
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | High Court conviction after non-jury trial – death sentence – eyewitness evidence (child witness aged 9 at incident, 14 at testimony) – reliability of child witness – evaluation of credibility and demeanour – corroboration not mandatory – burden of proof on prosecution – eyewitness testimony principles – circumstantial and direct evidence assessment – dock statement rejected-forensic medical evidence (95% burn injuries, JMO post-mortem findings) | Section 296 Penal Code, Section 109 Code of Criminal Procedure Act | Download |
| 2024-03-04 | CA/HCC/0055/2020 |
Punala Vidanalage Lakshitha
Thushara Manel. Vs. AG
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Common intention – Participatory presence vs. mere presence – Identification evidence – Twins – Eyewitness testimony – Contradictions in inquest proceedings – Dock statement – Unchallenged evidence in cross-examination – Appeal against conviction | Penal Code – Sections 296, 300, 314, 317, 32 Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 – Section 331(1) | Download |
| 2024-03-04 | CA/HCC/0061/2021 |
Wanigathungage Nihal Shantha Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Appeal against conviction; gang rape; robbery; identification parade; identification evidence; omissions and contradictions; dock statement; Ellenborough dictum; Lucas principle; fair trial; reasonable doubt; acquittal | Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act No. 15 of 1979 — Section 331 Penal Code (provisions relating to gang rape and robbery) | Download |
| 2024-03-01 | CA/PHC/065/2012 |
WanigapuraGamageWolvinKeerthilatha Vs WanninayakaMudiyanselageChandanaKumara Wanninayaka
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Revisionary Jurisdiction –Unauthorized Possession - Quit Notice - Competent Authority - Show Cause - Order of ejectment - Scope of an inquiry - Valid Permit - Writ of certiorari | The ConstitutionArticle 154P State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979Sections 3, 5, 6, 9 | Download |
| 2024-03-01 | CA/PHC/0104/2020 |
Mohammed Iqbal Ahamed Mujahid Vs. OIC Dehiwala & another
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Trafficking of Heroin, Criminal liability, Burden of proof, Credibility of witnesses,Sole testimony, Corroboration, Documentary evidence, Reasonable explanation, Fair trial | Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Evidence Ordinance, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 -Section 331(1) | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0049/2020 |
W.A.V.S Priyantha & others Vs. Regional Mining Engineer
Geological Survey and Mines Bureau &others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J | Exercise of Discretionary Jurisdiction, Alternative Remedy Rule, Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies Delay and Laches, Unexplained Delay Equitable Doctrine Res Judicata, Compulsory Acquisition | Land Acquisition Act No. 9 of 1950 | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0088/2019 |
Seylan Bank PLC Vs.The Commissioner General of
Labour
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Hon. M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J. | Payment of Gratuity Terminal Benefits Unreasonableness | Constitution of Sri Lanka Payment of Gratuity Act No. 12 of 1983 | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/HCC/0190-0191/2017 |
Seetha Mary Vs. AG
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Infant Homicide, Homicide, Death Sentence, Competent Spouse Witness, Conviction, Circumstantial Evidence, Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Innocence and Guilt,Witness Credibility, Contradictions and Omissions | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, . Penal Code, Children and Young Persons Ordinance, Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/RII/0001/2021 |
Ranatunga Arachchilage Sunil
Harshadewa Vs. Kotte Hewa
SwarnamaliThilinikaDeshabandu & another
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | Restitutio in Integrum – Consent Decree – Terms of Settlement – Section 408 CPC – Section 91 CPC – Mistake of Fact – Justus Error – Attorney-at-Law\'s Authority – Non-compliance with Mandatory Procedure – Finality of Consent Decree – Revision – Consent Judgment Set Aside | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Civil Procedure Code, Prevention of Frauds Ordinance No. 7 of 1840 | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0125/2020 |
Karnahalupedige Duliyes Fernando alias Dulip Weerarathne Vs. Minister of Lands and Land Development
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Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Judicial Review – Compensation – Market Value – LARC – Board of Review – Delay and Laches – Alternative Remedy – Exhaustion of Remedies – Disputed Facts – Res Judicata – Administrative Law – Land Acquisition Compensation – Gazette Notification – Southern Expressway – Road Development Authority | Land Acquisition Act No. 9 of 1950 | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/HCC/0205/2017 |
Munasinghe Arachchige Muditha
Dinesh Guna Vs. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Equality Before the, Writ of Mandamus, Ultra Vires, Irrationality, Minority Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child | Article 12(1)(2), 16, 140, 167 168(1), 27(2)(h) of the Constitution Ministry of Education Circular No. 22/2017 | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0115/2021 |
Chandrani Mananayake Algama Vs S. M. Chandrasena,
Minister of Lands & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Land Acquisition Board of Review – Right of Appeal – Refusal to Hear Appeal – Unilateral Deposit of Compensation – Waiver – Writ of Certiorari – Writ of Mandamus – Judicial Review | Article 140 of the Constitution, Land Acquisition Act No. 9 of 1950 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0267/2019 |
Christy David & others Vs. C. D. Wickramaratne,
Inspector General of Police & others
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Combined Allowance – Special Combined Allowance – Establishments Code – Chapter XIV – Public Administration Circular No. 20/2018 – Cabinet Decision – Reduction of Allowance Days from 24 to 14 – Legitimate Expectation – Change of Government Policy – Wednesbury Unreasonableness – Irrationality – Natural Justice – Ultra Vires | Article 140 of the Constitution, Establishment Code of 1985 | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0304/2021 |
Rado Lanka (Private) Limited Vs. Sri Lanka Tea Board & others
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Sri Lanka Tea Board – Tea Commissioner – Circular Restricting Purchase of Refuse Tea – Quality Control Measure – Protection of Ceylon Tea Standards – Section 24 – Statutory Discretion – Permit Conditions – Writ of Certiorari – Judicial Review – Ultra Vires – Irrationality – Unreasonableness | Tea Control Act No. 51 of 1957, Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0653/2023 |
Serasinghe PathiranageUdula Vs. National Gem and Jewellery Authority
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J. | Gemming Licence – – Co-owned Land – Consent of Co-owners – Title Dispute – Pedigree of Title – Ownership of Land – Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance – Disputed Questions of Fact – Alternative Remedy – Jurisdiction of Writ Court | National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act No. 50 of 1993, Article 140 of the Constitution, Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-02-29 | CA/WRT/0167/2018 |
L. H. Nandawathie
Delwalakanda Vs. Divisional
Secretariat Weligepola
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J. | State land – Allocation of permits, Inaction of public authority – Ultra vires – Padfield principle – Unfettered discretion | Land Development Ordinance, Constitution Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-02-28 | CA/PHC/0084/2018 |
Lokugamage Lalith Chandra Vs. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Hambantota
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Illegal Transportation of Cattle , Vehicle Confiscation, Release on Bond, Failure to Produce Vehicle, Registered Owner Liability , Confiscation Inquiry | Constitution of Sri Lanka(Article 138) | Download |
| 2024-02-28 | CA/WRT/0157/2021 |
Samagi Real Estates (Private) Limited Vs. Ceylon Electricity Board
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M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Rights and Obligations of Electricity Consumers – Clause A.8 Part II – Right to Obtain Breakdown of Electricity Supply Estimate – Standard Construction Cost – Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) – Legitimate Expectation – Administrative Fairness – Transparency – Duty to Give Reasons | Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 20 of 2009, Right to Information Act (RTI) | Download |
| 2024-02-28 | CA/HCC/0277/2016 |
Kodikara Aarachchige Ranjith
Kodikara Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | dishonest intention, misappropriation, civil transaction vs criminal liability, burden of proof criminal misappropriation, credibility of witness | Penal Code, Prevention of Frauds Ordinance, Code of Criminal Procedure Act, Judicature Act | Download |
| 2024-02-28 | CA/TAX/0011/2010 |
Senvec Lanka (Pvt) Limited Vs. Commissioner General of Inland Revenue
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Hon. B. Sasi Mahendran, J | Sole Agency Agreement – Agent vs Principal – Consumption of Services Outside Sri Lanka – Indenting and Commission Agency – Interpretation of Commercial Agreements – Board of Review Determination – Case Stated Procedure – Questions of Law – Export of Services – Overseas Principal – Market Promotion Services – Customer Information Services – Proforma Invoice – Letter of Credit Transactions – Misdirection in Law – Misinterpretation of Contractual Clauses | Section 7(1)(c) VAT Act No. 14 of 2002 | Download |
| 2024-02-27 | CA/WRT/0814/2023 |
Douglas Gajanayake Vs. Divisional Secretar &others
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea, J | Statutory Duty, Public Duty, Locus Standi, Membership Rights, Vagueness of Relief, Contradictory Pleadings, Internal Dispute of Voluntary Association, Judicial Review, Discretionary Relief, Failure to Establish Standing, Refusal of Notice. | Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-02-26 | CA/WRT/0520/2023 |
Nandana Padmalal Lokubarana & another Vs. Land Commissioner General & others
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Hon. M T Mohommad Laffar, J. | State Land,Temporary Lease, Allocation of State Land, Disputed Questions of Fact, Alternative Remedy, Laches, Unexplained Delay, Undue Delay, Discretionary Relief, Fundamental Rights Application, Parallel Proceedings, Dismissal In-Limine | Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-02-26 | CA/WRT/0541/2019 |
Dadallage Nihal De Silva Vs. Central Environmental Authority
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Hon.S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Demotion, Departmental Inquiry, Disciplinary Proceedings, Misconduct, Disreputable, Conduct Aiding and Abetting Pre-verification False Declaration Evaluation of Evidence | National Police Commission Act, No. 17 of 2002, Police Ordinance, Constitution of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-02-26 | CA/WRT/0379/2019 |
Mahaweli Reach Hotels PLC Vs. Commissioner General of Labour
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Unlawful termination of employment, Compensation for unlawful termination, Compensation formula, Continuous (unbroken) service, Arbitrary decision, Statutory powers, Error of law, Compensation assessment | Termination of Employees (Special Provisions) Act (Section 6), National Minimum Wages of Workers Act (Section 3(1)) , Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-02-22 | CPA/0067/2023 |
M.N.M.Nadvi Vs. The Officer-in-Charge (Special Unit)
Criminal Investigation Department &another
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Public Property, Judicial Custody, Exceptional Circumstances, Criminal Breach of Trust, Surety Bail, Cash Bail | Article 13(2), (5) of the Constitution, Penal Code Offences Against Public Property Act No. 12 of 1982 | Download |
| 2024-02-22 | CA/HCC/0127/2022 |
Kottage Chandrasena alias Kiri Mama Vs. Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J | Child witness credibility, Delay in disclosure of sexual abuse, Psychological factors affecting child testimony | Article 138 Constitution, Section 365B(2)(b) | Download |
| 2024-02-22 | CA/WRT/0197/2021 |
D.D. Chaminda,
Sub-Inspector of Police Vs. National Police Commission
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Hon. S. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of Certiorari – Scope of judicial review – Error of law on the face of the record – Disciplinary proceedings – Police officer-Corroboration of witnesses | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,Police Ordinance (Chapter 53) | Download |
| 2024-02-22 | CA/WRT/0190/2016 |
G.W.W.B.R.M.M. Dambagalle Vs. Chairman,
Administrative Appeals Tribunal & others
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Hon. M.C.B.S. Morais, J. | Fundamental Rights, Police promotions, Public Service Commission, National Police Commission, Administrative Appeals, Tribunal, Promotion disputes Backdating of promotion Merit-based promotion Recruitment examination Limited competitive examination Administrative arbitrariness | Article 12(1) of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-02-22 | CA/WRT/0319/2017 |
Dr. H. Amarathunga Vs. The Monetary Board of Central Bank
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Hon. R. Gurusinghe, J. | Judicial Review, Promotion, Selection Process, Monetary Board, HRD Circular No. 05/2017/14HRD Circular No. 05/2017/14, Selection Criteria, Promotion Scheme, Public Duty | Article 140 of the Constitution, Monetary Law Act,Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules 1990 | Download |
| 2024-02-21 | CA/HCC/0003-0004/2016 |
Sooriyakumar Ajanthan alias Ajanthan Vs. AG
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Murder, Robbery, Common Intention, Criminal Liability, Appeal Against Conviction, Burden of Proof, Presumption of Innocence, Circumstantial Evidence, Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Uncontradicted Evidence, Defence Evidence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979(Article 331), Penal Code, Evidence Ordinance (Section 32) | Download |
| 2024-02-21 | CA/HCC/0008/2022 |
Amarasinghage Benedict Fonseka Vs. The Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | causation death assault, provocation, eyewitness, credibility, evaluation of dock statement accused, medical evidence | Penal Code Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-02-20 | CA/WRT/0259/2022 |
R. W. W. U. D. A. Sampayo Vs. H. M. T. N. Upuldeniya
Commissioner General of Prisons and others
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Constitutional Ouster Clause, Judicial Review, Writ of Mandamus, Mandatory Order, Interdiction of Public Officer ,Disciplinary Proceedings | Article 61A, 55(3), (5), (9) & 140 of the Constitution, Establishments Code Volume II, Chapter XLVIII | Download |
| 2024-02-20 | CA/WRT/0391/2020 |
Anoma Nilmini Senarathna Vs. M.G. loku Hamine Alias K Karunapali
Siwmini Se’ Viharaya & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Long-Term Lease – Agreement to Transfer State Land – Unlawful Alienation – Possession Based on Illegal Agreement – Clean Hands Doctrine – Writ Jurisdiction | Article 140 of the Constitution, State Lands Ordinance No. 8 of 1947 (as amended) | Download |
| 2024-02-20 | CPA/0144/2022 |
Sugathapalage Indika Mahesh Bandara Vs. Park Worden- Wilpattu National Park
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Illegal use of machinery within National Park, Burden of proof in confiscation proceedings , Rights of innocent owner, Scope of High Court interference , Audi alteram partem, Standard of precautions required of owner | Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance, Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-02-16 | CA/CPA/0080/2019 |
Don Jayathilakalage Mahinda
Jayathilaka Vs. Nandani Malkanthi Rajapuruge
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | exceptional circumstances revision application, maintainability of revision application , delay and laches , failure to appeal | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Article 138 Constitution Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-02-16 | CA/WRT/0644/2021 |
Vehicles Lanka (Private) Limited & another Vs. Inquiry Officer,
Deputy Director of Customs & others
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Hon. U. B. Karalliyadde, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Mining Permit, Co-owned Land, Consent of Co-owners, Undivided Share, Ownership Dispute, Title to Land, Pedigree of Title, Absolute Ownership, Buddhist Temporalities, Buddhist Succession Law | Article 140 of the Constitution, National Gem and Jewelry Authority Act, No. 50 of 1993 | Download |
| 2024-02-15 | CA/WRT/0366/2021 |
Rajapakse Mapa Mudiyanselage Piyasena Rajapakse Vs. Chairman of the Appointed Committee & others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Disciplinary Inquiry, Misconduct, Audi Alteram Partem, Laches, Alternative Remedies | Article 140 of the Constitution, Establishments Code | Download |
| 2024-02-15 | CPA/0115/2022 |
AG Vs. Mahagodage Ajith Kumara & another
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Gang Rape – Sentencing – Mandatory Minimum Sentence – Suspension of Sentence – Illegality of Sentence-Excessive or Illegal Suspension of Sentence – Heinous Sexual Offences | Section 364(2) of the Penal Code , Section 303(2) & 291(d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-02-14 | CA/WRT/0549/2019 |
Abdul Latheef Abdul Rahuman Vs. Director General, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education [SLIATE] & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Requirement of Master’s Degree in Relevant Discipline – Interpretation of “Relevant Discipline” – Administrative and Management Qualifications – Interview Panel Exceeding Authority – Failure to Follow Recruitment Scheme – Illegal Appointments | Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education Act No. 29 of 1995, Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-02-14 | CA/WRT/0550/2019 |
Athambawa Baroon Vs. Director General, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education [SLIATE] & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Requirement of Master’s Degree in Relevant Discipline – Interpretation of “Relevant Discipline” – Administration and Management Qualifications – Interview Panel Acting Beyond Authority – Failure to Comply with Recruitment Scheme – Illegal Appointments – Judicial Review – Writ of Certiorari – Writ of Mandamus – Quashing of Appointments | Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education Act No. 29 of 1995, Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-02-14 | CA/HCC/0086/2021 |
Muthumalage Wijeratne alias Beeri Kalu Ayya Vs. The Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Child victim,Minor complainant, Credibility of child witness, Delay in complaint, Dock statement denial, Corroboration not required | Penal Code (365B(2)(b) , Code of Criminal Procedure Act | Download |
| 2024-02-12 | CA/TAX/0014/2020 |
Reckitt Benckiser (Lanka) Limited Vs. Commissioner General of Inland
Revenue
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J | Purposive Interpretation, Mischief Rule, Heydon’s Case, Legislative Intent, Judicial Activism, Judicial Restraint, Mandatory Time Limit, Extension of Time, Strict Interpretation of Tax Laws, Stare Decisis, Ratio Decidendi, Separation of Powers, Legislative Function, Self-Assessment Tax System, Cape Brandy Principle | Tax Appeals Commission Act No. 23 of 2011 | Download |
| 2024-02-12 | CA/HCC/0170/2018 |
Wickramaarachchige Nihal Ranjith Vs. The Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Unlawful possession of T-56 rifle — Ammunition — Explosives Act — Alleged discovery in house — Police raid — Planned detection — Credibility of police witnesses — Burden of proof — Beyond reasonable doubt — Presumption of innocence — Reliance on weaknesses of defence — Improper shifting of burden — Dock statement — Evaluation of evidence | Firearms Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 37 of 1916 & Act No. 22 of 1996 | Download |
| 2024-02-12 | CA/WRT/0245/2021 |
Center for Environmental Justice,
(Guarantee Limited) Vs. Conservator General of Forests
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Public Interest Litigation, Sinharaja National Heritage-World Heritage Site, Road Expansion, Preliminary Objection, Formal Notice, Environmental Impact, Ultra Vires, Sustainable Development, State Responsibility, Documentary Evidence, Futility Doctrine, Premature Objection | Artv140,of the Constitution , National Heritage Wilderness Areas Act, No. 3 of 1988, Forest Conservation Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-02-09 | CA/WRT/0382/2020 |
Galagedarage Dayananda alias Dayananda Galagedara Vs. Chairman of The Debt Conciliation Board &others
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Hon. M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Prerogative Writs, Conditional Transfer, Debt Settlement, Ultra Vires, Error on the Face of the Record, Validity of Administrative Decision | Article 140 of the Constitution Section 17 of the Debt Conciliation Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-02-09 | CA/HCC/0238/2020 |
Marasinghe Siriwardenalage Nilantha
Kumara Vs. The Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | eyewitness credibility, burden of proof, | Penal Code,Code of Criminal Procedure Act No.15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-02-08 | CA/WRT/0486/2021 |
Timex Garments (Private) Limited Vs. The Commissioner General of
Labour
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Public Service Commission, Ouster, Disciplinary Proceedings, Payment of Half Salary, Pending Criminal Proceedings, Exercise of Discretion, Failure to Perform Statutory Duty, Rule of Law, Judicial Review | Article 55(3), 61A,126, 140 of the Constitution, Establishments Code | Download |
| 2024-02-08 | CPA/0136/2022 |
Director General-
Commission to Investigate Allegation of
Bribery or Corruption Vs. Herath Mudiyanselage Gamini
Wanasinghe
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | patent & latent lack of jurisdiction , revision application, exceptional circumstances, functus officio judgment , alteration of judgment , clerical error judgment correction, miscarriage of justice , indictment validity . | Article 138 Constitution Sri Lanka , Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Act No.19 of 1994 | Download |
| 2024-02-07 | CPA/0050/2023 |
Balasingham Mylooran Vs. Jeyachandra Paranitharan
Manager, Capital FM
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | exceptional circumstances, delay laches, maintainability of revision application, possession dispute Primary Court , forcible dispossession land , restoration of possession, burden of proof, counterclaim revision objection | Primary Courts Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979, Code of Criminal Procedure Act | Download |
| 2024-02-05 | CA/WRT/0063/2022 |
S.P.Dias & others Vs. Asela Gunawardena
The Director General of Health
Services & others
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Sri Lanka Medical Service, Annual Transfer Scheme, Assignment of Medical Officers, Exigencies of Service, Public Service Commission (PSC Procedural Rules), Ultra Vires – Public Interest – Continuity of Healthcare Services. | Article 55(3), 61A, 126(3) ,140 of the Constitution, Public Service Commission Procedural Rules | Download |
| 2024-02-05 | CA/HCC/ 0160/2022 |
Mohomed Faris Mohomed Isham Vs. The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | sexual abuse of minor,child witness credibility contradictions in witness testimony | Penal Code Sri Lanka Section 365B(2)(b),Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-02-04 | CA/HCC/0401/2017 |
Hadugala Mudiyanselage Shriyani Jayalatha Vs. AG
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera,J. | Appeal against conviction; possession and trafficking of heroin; narcotics offence; fair trial; credibility of prosecution evidence; defense witness treatment; mens rea; momentary possession; excessive sentence; adoption of evidence | Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 39 of 1979 — Section 331(1) (Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-02-02 | CPA/0062/2017 |
Kandiah Yoganathan Vs. AG
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Confession to Police Officer ,Admissibility of Confession ,Voir Dire Inquiry, Double Translation, Language Rights, Revision Application ,Miscarriage of Justice, Procedural Fairness ,Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) | Constitution of Sri Lanka, Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979, Evidence Ordinance [Section 24& 25(1) | Download |
| 2024-02-02 | CA/RII/0001/2023 |
Samuel Herbert Liyanaarachchi Vs Adikari Mudiyanse
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Hon. D. N. Samarakoon, J | Restitutio in Integrum, Revision , Substitution of Plaintiff, Legal Representative , Administrator, Testamentary Proceedings , Intestate Estate, Kandyan Law , Sole Heir, Next of Kin, Admission in Prior Proceedings, Birth Certificate Evidence, Challenge to Heirship, Challenge to Substitution Order | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Civil Procedure Code | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/WRT/789/2023 |
Earth Tech Engineering (Private) Limited and other Vs People’s Bank and others
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Hon. Mayadunne Corea J | Mortgage Bond, Parate Execution, Loan Recovery, Alternative Remedy, Writ of Certiorari, Judicial Review, Contractual Relationship, Liquidation Proceedings, Winding Up, Discretionary Relief | Article 140 of the Constitution, Parate Execution Law, Mortgage Act, Section 154 of the Customs Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/WRT/170/2022 |
R. R. Chaminda R. Samaradiwakara Vs Shashikala Senadhira and Others
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Hon.Dhammika Ganepola, J | Establishment of residency, documentary proof, physical inspection, legitimate expectation | Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/HCC/439/2019 |
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Vs. Chethiya Hasith Munasinghe
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Hon.B. Sasi Mahendran, J. | Bribery, inducement, reward, commission public servant insurance solicitation, premium of insurance Chandra Ekanayake, J in Padmatilake (Sgt) V. Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery/Corruption 2009 2 SLR Page 151, Rodrigo J in James Silva V The Republic of Sri Lanka (1980) 2SLR Page 167 citing Jayasena V the Queen 72 NLR Page 313, | Section 19 (b) of the Bribery Act. Section 19 (c) of the Bribery Act | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/HCC/ 0184/2017 |
Harold Rex Jansen Vs The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Ingredients of the Charge, Inconsistence and Contradictory Evidence, Video Recording Evidence. Independent Corroboration, Hearsay Evidence | The Penal Code as amended | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/CPA/132/2023 |
H. H. Rupika Sanjeewani Dharmadasa Vs The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Revisionary Jurisdiction – Remand - Grave sexual abuse on a minor - Reasonable cause for a remand – Grant of bail - Refusal of bail - Cancellation of an existing bail order - Sufficient exceptional circumstances | The Constitution Article 138 Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 1995 and 16 of 2006 Section 365B (2) (b) Code of Criminal Procedure Act Section 263 Bail Act No. 30 of 1997 Sections 2, 14, 27 | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/WRT/123/2020 |
Galappththige Muditha Prasanna De Silva Vs Commissioner General of Title Settlement and Four Others
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Hon.S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Section 3(2), 5(1)(a), 29, 64 of the Land Reform Law, agricultural land owned in excess of the ceiling, settlement order, alternative remedy, material facts in dispute, laches. | Land Reform Law, No. 1 of 1972, Land Settlement Ordinance, No. 31 of 1931 and The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka. | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/WRT/80/2018 |
Selvanayagam Gnanasegaran Vs M. Abeygunasekara Principal, Kandy Girls High School And other
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Hon.D.N. Samarakoon, J | The refusal of the admission of a child of Methodist Denomination to Girls’ High School of Kandy - The origin of what came to be known as “Assisted Schools” and the circumstances under which they vested in the state (then the Crown) in 1961 – the Wesleyan Methodist Mission – the two Acts of 1960 and 1961 – force; counter force and prudence -religious ratios –– A Sacred Agreement in Perpetuity – Articles 16, 167, 168 of the Constitution 1978 – the application of religious ratios – the lackadaisical attitude of some to implement religious ratios provisions – confusion created by what could be a surreptitious suppression or ignorance – a transgression of the principle of the rule of law – judicial review | Article 140 of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-01-31 | CA/WRT/201/2021 |
Singer Sri Lanka PLC Vs The Commissioner General of Labor and 04 others
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Hon. Wickum A. Kaluarachchi, J. | Recovery of a loan granted from the money lying in a Private Provident Fund as EPF funds. -Can there be a true loan transaction without a consideration being passed. -Prohibition of oral evidence to contradict the contents of a written document. | Article 140 of the Constitution. -Section 27(1), (2) of the EPF Act. -Section 91, 92 of the Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-01-30 | CA/ WRT/087/2022 |
Dr. N. V. Jayatilake and Another Vs Colombo Municipal Council and Others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Street Line Certificate, facts are in dispute, pedestrian movement, Condominium Plan | Housing and Town Improvement Ordinance, No.19 of 1915, Urban Development Authority Law, Apartment Law, Municipality Ordinance No. 07 of 1887. | Download |
| 2024-01-30 | CA/PHC/066/2012 |
HerathMudiyanselageKarunaratna Vs WanninayakaMudiyanselageChandanaKumara Wanninayaka
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Revisionary Jurisdiction – Unauthorized Possession - Quit Notice - Competent Authority - Show Cause - Order of ejectment - Scope of an inquiry - Valid Permit - Writ of certiorari | The Constitution Article 154P State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979 Sections 3, 5, 6, 9 | Download |
| 2024-01-30 | CA/WRT/138/2020 |
Dr. Rasantha Sanjeeva Abeywickrama Vs Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar, J. | Writ of Certiorari, Writ of Prohibition, Writ of Mandamus, Natural Justice, Preliminary Inquiry, General Regulations and Guidelines for Trainees 2018, Clause 10 of PGIM Handbook and Prospectus 1992, Applicability of Revised Regulations | Article 140, 14(1)(g), & 12(1) of the Constitution | Download |
| 2024-01-29 | CA/WRT/541/2023 |
Weerawarna Kurukulasooriya Boosa Baduge Tanura Lakmal Weerawarna and Another Vs National Gem and Jewellery Authority and Others
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J | gemming license, co-ownership, rajakari panguwa, dewalagam land, statutory determination | National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act No. 50 of 1993, Land Reform Law No. 1 of 1972, Regulations under the National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act No. 50 of 1993 | Download |
| 2024-01-29 | CA/HCC/196/2017 |
Mohamad Lebbe Mohamad Zakaria and others Vs The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J | Eye witness, Common murderous intention, Test of credibility and probability, Burden of proof and evaluation of evidence, Dock statement | The Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-01-29 | CA/WRT/471/2019 |
K. G. I. N. Deshapriya Vs Justice N. E. Dissanayake, Chairman Administrative Appeals Tribunal and others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar J | Public Service Commission- Promotion- Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Service- Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Rule 186 of the Public Service Commission Procedural Rules | Download |
| 2024-01-24 | CA/CPA/064/2023 |
Director General for the Prevention ofBribery and Corruption, Commission to Investigate Allegations ofBribery or Corruption Vs Maldeniya Don Upali Gunaratn ePerera and others
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Criminal Procedure, Revision, Article 138, Bribery and Corruption, Electronic Evidence, Audio &Video Recordings, Best Evidence Rule, Admissibility of Evidence, Weight of Evidence, Voice Identification, Expert Evidence, Revisionary Jurisdiction. | Article 138 & 138(1) Proviso of the Constitution, Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, Evidence (Special Provisions) Act No. 14 of 1995 (Section 4,7,12), Penal Code (Section 113A), Bribery Act, Evidence Ordinance. | Download |
| 2024-01-24 | CA/WRT/511/2019 |
Foundation for Environment, Climate & Technology Vs The Commissioner of Labour & others
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M. T. Mohammed Laffar J. | EPF – Non profit charitable organization- liable to be registered as an employer to pay EPF | Employees\' Provident Fund (EPF) Act No. 15 of 1958 Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 | Download |
| 2024-01-24 | CA/WRT/611/2023 |
K. A. Priyanthi Mangalika Vs Divisional Secretariat, Kegalle & others
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar J. | Identification of subject matter | State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act, No. 7 of 1979 | Download |
| 2024-01-24 | CA/HCC/384/2018 |
Mahawage Calistus Perera alias Jude Vs The Hon.Attorney General
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Murder – Cut Injuries - Dock Statement - Beyond reasonable doubt– Sole Eyewitness - Test of cross-examination - Right of private defence - Grave and sudden provocation - Sudden Fight - Intention and knowledge of causing death – Motive - Demeanour and deportment of the witnesses | Penal Code Sections 294, 296, 297 Evidence Ordinance Sections27, 33 | Download |
| 2024-01-24 | CA/TAX/019/2015 |
Commissioner General of Inland Revenue Vs Osprey Clothing (Private) Limited.
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J | Supplementary Agreement, Primary Agreement, Novation, Enhancement of Business, Tax Exemption, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka. | Tax Appeals Commission Act No 23 of 2011, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law. | Download |
| 2024-01-24 | CA/WRT/345/2021 |
Madulsima Plantations PLC Vs B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi, Commissioner General of Labour and 2 Others
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Hon S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Payment of gratuity, Section 5(1) and 20 of the Payments of Gratuity Act, Fixed Term Contract of employment, uninterrupted service, compulsory retirement age, natural justice, illegal, irrational, unreasonable, arbitrary, ultra vires. | Payments of Gratuity Act, No. 12 of 1983, The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka. | Download |
| 2024-01-23 | CA/HCC/002/2021 |
Weerappulige Upul Wijesinghe Vs The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon.Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Kidnapping of a minor - Grave Sexual Abuse –Probability Factor – Indictment – Photographic Memory– Corroboration | Penal Code amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995, 29 of 1998, 16 of 2006 Sections 354, 365B (2)(b) | Download |
| 2024-01-23 | CA/WRT/505/2021 |
Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Heen Manike and Another Vs Moratuwa Municipal Council and Others
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Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Section 73(1) and 77 of the Municipal Council Ordinance, what is meant by words “it shall be lawful”, futile Application, alternative remedy. | Municipal Council Ordinance No. 29 of 1947, The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka. | Download |
| 2024-01-22 | CA/HCC/036/2022 |
Warnakulasuriya Jayantha Lesly Kumar Fernando Vs The Hon. Attorney General’s Department
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Possession and trafficking of drugs – Light Conditions Identities of the accused - Weight Difference – Single Witness - Beyond reasonable doubt – Sufficient Proof – Time of the arrest – Hearsay Evidence | Poisons Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance amended by Amendment Act No.13 of 1984 Code of Criminal Procedure Act Section 241 Evidence OrdinanceSections 134, 159(2) | Download |
| 2024-01-19 | CA/HCC/179/2015 |
The Hon. Attorney General Vs. Nijabdeen Nazeer
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M. Sampath K. B. Wijeratne J. | Murder, Defense of alibi-Identification-Turnbull Principle- Misdirection on burden of proof-presumption of innocence- consistency and accuracy of the testimonies- contradictions between the testimony of the eyewitness and the expert’s opinions. | Section 296 of the Penal Code, Section 32 of the Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-01-19 | CA/WRT/464/2021 |
China Harbour Engineering Company (Lanka) Limited Vs B. K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi, Commissioner General of Labour and Others
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Hon. Dhammika Ganepola, J. | Termination of employment on disciplinary grounds, Constructive termination, Intention to take disciplinary actions | ermination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act No. 45 of 1971. | Download |
| 2024-01-19 | CA/HCC/172-173/2022 |
Hangamuwa Nekethige Duminda and another Vs The Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Sudden Fight, Sudden Provocation, Cumulative Provocation. | The Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-01-19 | CA/WRT/0577/2023 |
Aitken Spence PLC and Another Vs Land Reform Commission and Others
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Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Issuance of notices on Respondents, reliefs not specifically pleaded, laches, alternative remedy. | The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka. | Download |
| 2024-01-18 | CA/PHC/APN/0111/2017 |
The Hon. Attorney General Vs Hettiarachchige Chandrawathi
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Revisionary Jurisdiction –Due Procedure - Questions of mixed law and fact- dying declaration - murder - burn injuries Attendant Circumstances – Beyond reasonable doubt | The Constitution Article 138 Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978 Section 15 Penal Code Section 296 Evidence Ordinance | Download |
| 2024-01-18 | CA/LTA/0005/2023 |
Ahamed Jaleel Farmila Begum Vs. Mohamed Ameen Mohamed Naseemand
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M. T. Mohammed Laffar J. | Maintenance - Quazi | Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of No.13 of 1951. | Download |
| 2024-01-18 | CA/WRT/0451/2020 |
Karunakalage Sanumi Tarinya De Silva Vs Prof. G.L. Peiris, Hon. Minister of Education and Others
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Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Preliminary objections, maintainability of the Writ Application, G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, District Merit Quota basis. | The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka. | Download |
| 2024-01-18 | CA/RII/0003/2017 |
Vaithyalingam Rajarajeswari, Vs Sathasivam Pushparajah and other
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Hon. D.N. Samarakoon | Restitutio in Integrum, Revision, Article 138, Judgment Obtained by, Ratification, Estoppel, Possession, Primary Courts\' Procedure Act – Section 66; Delay and Laches, Restoration of Status Quo Ante, Fraud Vitiates Judicial Acts, Writ of Execution. | Article 138 of the Constitution, Primary Courts\' Procedure Act (Section 66), Civil Procedure Code | Download |
| 2024-01-17 | CA/WRT/0139/2021 |
Ajith Siyambalapitiya and another Vs Hon. Minister of Sports and Others.
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Hon. Sobhitha Rajakaruna J. | Sri Lanka Cricket, Rules, Suspension of Rules, laches, acquiescence, statutory flavour, giving due effect to the provisions of the statute | Sports Law No.25 of 1973 | Download |
| 2024-01-17 | CA/PHC/0038/2017 |
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Nelson Vs Officer in Charge, Police Station, Tangalle and other
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J | Revisionary Jurisdiction – Confiscation of the vehicle–Illegal transportation of timber without a valid permit - Show Cause - Necessary Instructions - Cross-Examination – Contradictions in the evidence - Reasonable Steps –Objections - Maintainability of the charge - Exceptional Circumstances - Due Precautions – Balance of probability- Knowledge | The Constitution Article 154P Forest Act Section 40 read with Section 25(2) Judicature Act Section 48 | Download |
| 2024-01-17 | CA/HCC/0161/2018 |
Ranjith Wijesuriyage Pradeep Janaka Kumara Vs Hon. Attorney General
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Hon. Menaka Wijesundera J. | Identification of the Appellant | Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-01-17 | CA/HCC/0368-0372/2018 |
Pothuwila Kankanamlage Dulip Prabath alias Chaminda Vs. The Attorney General
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Hon. P. Kumararatnam, J. | Section 53 of the Penal Code, Dock Statement, Fair Trial, Unlawful Assembly, Motive. | The Penal Code | Download |
| 2024-01-17 | CA/LTA/0001/2020 |
Fathima Hasna Vs Mohamed Yoosuf Ali Akram
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar J. | maintenance, futility, Quazi | Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of No.13 of 1951. | Download |
| 2024-01-17 | CA/WRT/0467/2021 |
Dr. S.W.M.N.P. Karunarathna Vs Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and Others
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Hon. S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J. | Marks awarded at an interview, academic issues are outside the Writ jurisdiction | The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka | Download |
| 2024-01-16 | CA/HCC/0282/2017 |
Vithana Weerasinghe ArachchilageLalith Premakumara and other Vs The Hon.Attorney General
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Hon. Sampath B. Abayakoon, J. | Abduction – Gang Rape - Omissions and contradictions – Photographic Memory – Corroboration – Circumstantial Evidence–Cross-Examination - Cogent and trustworthy evidence | Penal CodeSection357 read with Section 32 Penal Code amended by Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 1995Section364(2) Code of Criminal Procedure Act Section420 | Download |
| 2024-01-16 | CA/LTA/0010/2022 |
Mohamed Sulthan Mohamed Malik Vs Meera Saahib Siththi Baduriva
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Hon. M. T. Mohammed Laffar J. | Idda maintenance | Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of No.13 of 1951. | Download |
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