Owner Not Liable for Renter’s Offence: Appeal Court Clarifies Precautionary Duty
In the case CA PHC 74/2020, the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka delivered judgment in favor of the appellant, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Indika Pushpakumara Rathnayake, who had appealed against the confiscation of his tractor and trailer by the Magistrate’s Court of Siyambalanduwa. The matter arose under the provisions of the Forest Conservation Ordinance No. 30 […]
