Ceylon Ceramics Corporation v. Premadasa – sllr 1984 volume 2 page 250

In Ceylon Ceramics Corporation v. Premadasa, the court examined whether a procedural mislisting by the Court Registry, which resulted in the appellant’s absence during the appeal hearing, constituted a denial of natural justice and whether the court held inherent powers to set aside a dismissal and reinstate the appeal despite statutory constraints. The findings established that the erroneous scheduling deprived the appellant of a fair hearing. It was determined that although statutory power to reinstate was absent, the court’s inherent jurisdiction required rectification of its own procedural mistakes. The appeal was reinstated and set for a new hearing, reaffirming the judicial obligation to uphold natural justice. Reliance was placed on precedents including Elo Singho v. Joseph, Nanhamy