Case Summary: SC/CHC/APPEAL/4/2002 1. Parties Involved Petitioner-Appellant: The Maharaja Organisation Limited (Colombo, Sri Lanka). Respondent-Respondents: Viacom International Inc. (New York, USA). The Director General of Intellectual Property (Sri Lanka). 2. Facts of the Case The Director General of Intellectual Property issued an order on 28.05.1998, allowing the registration of Mark No. 61297 in favor of […]
Case Summary: SC/APPEAL/37/2014 Parties Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellants: W. Arthur Deepal Peiris W. Sunethra Peiris W. Ashoka Ajith Peiris Defendant-Respondent-Respondent: Ranil Perera (representing “Vajira Builders” and “Seek Saloon”) Facts of the Case The 1st plaintiff became the owner of Lot 4 through a partition decree and later gifted it to his son (3rd plaintiff), subject to a life […]
Case Summary: SC Appeal 194/2014 Parties: Appellants (Defendant-Respondent-Appellants): Letchumy Suntharanathan Suntharanathan Premini Respondent (Substituted Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent): Janaththany Logitharajah (representing deceased original plaintiff Sellathangam Logitharajah) Facts: The plaintiff filed a case in the District Court of Batticaloa on 10.10.1997 seeking: Declaration of title to certain portions of land. Ejectment of the defendants. Compensation for damages. The 1st […]
Case Summary: SC Writ Application No. 11/2024 Facts of the Case: The case concerns an application for Writs of Prohibition, Certiorari, and Mandamus under Article 140 read with Article 104H of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. The petitioners, members of the Democratic National Alliance, sought to contest the 2024 parliamentary election for the Vanni district. […]
Case Summary: SC APPEAL 36/2011 1. Parties Involved Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent: Anura Silva Abeyratne (Resident of Edmonton Housing Complex, Colombo 06) Defendants-Respondents-Appellants: Kusuma Wijetunga (Resident of Thavaluwila, Ambalantota) Sudirikku Hennedige Nilupul Jayawickrema (Resident of Thavaluwila, Ambalantota) 2. Facts of the Case The plaintiff (Anura Silva Abeyratne) claimed ownership of the lands described in the plaint and alleged […]
Case Summary: SC/APPEAL/1/2025 1. Parties Involved Plaintiff-Petitioner-Appellant: Niyakulage Dilruk Sanjeewa Fernando Defendant-Respondents-Respondents: Diyagama Vidanelage Somawathie Perera (Deceased, substituted by Meddakandage Anilka Rohini Perera) Meddakandage Anilka Rohini Perera Counsel Representation: Neomal Senathilleke with Vinura Jayawardena for the Appellant Yuwin Matugama with Gihini Yapa for the Respondents 2. Facts of the Case The appeal originates from a […]
Case Summary: Supreme Court Appeal No: SC/APPEAL/179/2019: 1. Parties Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent: Sooriya Pahtirennehelage Piyalka Weerakanthi Respondent-Respondent-Appellants: Sembukutti Arachchige Radhika Siriwardena Sembukutti Arachchige Premaratne Sembukutti Arachchige Piyathilaka Sembukutti Arachchige Sisira Priyankara Sembukutti Arachchige Sisira Sanoja Dilhani Sembukutti Arachchige Leelawati Manike Sembukutti Arachchige Paulu Appuhamy 2. Facts of the Case The petitioner filed a case in the District […]
Background and Legal Context This case consists of four fundamental rights applications (SC FR 69/2023, SC FR 79/2023, SC FR 90/2023, SC FR 139/2023) filed before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka under Articles 17 and 126 of the Constitution. The core issue is the government’s failure to hold the 2023 Local Authorities Elections within […]
Case Summary 1. Parties Involved: Accused-Appellant-Petitioner: Don Gamage Rupasinghe of Ekamuthupura Road, Nakkala, Monaragala. Plaintiff-Respondent: Officer-In-Charge, Miscellaneous Complaints Division, Monaragala Police Station. Respondent-Respondent: Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. 2. Facts of the Case: The accused, Don Gamage Rupasinghe, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court of Monaragala (Case No. 85352) for two offenses: […]
Case Summary: CA HCC 64/2024 Parties Involved: Complainant-Respondent: Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 Accused-Appellant: Sinnathambi Kumarasami Facts of the Case: On March 21, 2011, in Kahawatta, Ratnapura District, Krishnapille Chandra Kumari, a widow living alone, was found in flames in her residence. Neighbors PW1 and PW3 responded to her screams around 8:00 […]
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