Seelawathie and Another v. Jayasinghe – sllr 1985 volume 2 page 266

In Seelawathie and Another (Plaintiff) v. Jayasinghe (Defendant), the court examined whether parties represented by a registered attorney-at-law are permitted to file and take procedural steps in an appeal personally, focusing on the correct interpretation of statutory requirements for perfecting a petition of appeal. It was held that when a registered attorney is on record, all procedural acts, including the filing of a petition of appeal, must be undertaken exclusively by the attorney. This principle was reaffirmed through interpretation of Section 323(1) of the Administration of Justice Law and corresponding sections of the Civil Procedure Code, with reliance placed on judicial precedents. The case clarified that any procedural steps taken personally by a represented party, contrary to