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Supreme Court Ruling on Land Ownership and Prescriptive Rights

By admin February 20, 2025

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 […]

Supreme Court Upholds Fair Election Process in Nomination Case

By admin February 12, 2025

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. […]

Supreme Court Upholds Property Transfer: Key Rulings on Fraud, Minority, and Laesio Enormis

By admin February 11, 2025

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 […]

Ensuring Substantive Justice Over Procedural Technicalities

By admin February 11, 2025

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 […]

Second Marriage Ruled Invalid Due to Undissolved First Marriage

By admin February 9, 2025

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 […]

Case Summary: Supreme Court Fundamental Rights Applications on the 2023 Local Authorities Elections in Sri Lanka

By admin February 8, 2025

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 […]

Beyond Conviction: The Role of Natural Justice in Criminal Appeals

By admin February 4, 2025

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: […]

From Flames to Final Judgment: The Kahawatta Murder Appeal Dismissed

By admin February 3, 2025

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 […]

Supreme Court Dismisses Police Sergeant’s Petition in High-Profile Drug Case

By admin February 2, 2025

Case Summary: SC FR No. 170/2022 Supreme Court of Sri Lanka 1. Parties Involved Petitioner: P.W.T. Dhanushka – A Sergeant of Police attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB). Respondents: C.D. Wickramaratne – Inspector General of Police (IGP). SSP Nishantha De Zoysa – Director, Criminal Investigation Department (CID). CI Lalith Dissanayake – Officer-in-Charge, Special Unit, […]

Court of Appeal Acquits Appellant in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Evidentiary Issues

By admin February 1, 2025

Case Summary: CA HCC 123/2013 Parties: Complainant-Respondent: Hon. Attorney General, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Accused-Appellant: Murugaiya Chandramogan Issues: Sufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence: Whether the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence was enough to convict the appellant. Admissibility of Evidence: Whether the evidence of a key witness (PW-03) was legally admissible under Section 33 of the Evidence […]