All Ceylon Commercial & Industrial Workers Union v. Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Another – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 295

In the case between All Ceylon Commercial & Industrial Workers Union (Party A) and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and another (Party B), the court addressed whether the Supreme Court holds inherent revisionary jurisdiction to correct its own errors or decisions rendered per incuriam. The court held that, although inherent powers exist for correcting manifest errors to uphold justice, such powers do not extend to creating a new jurisdiction for the revision of judgments already delivered. The application for revision of the prior judgment was refused, reaffirming the principle that inherent revisionary jurisdiction is limited and cannot be exercised to revisit substantive decisions. The decision drew on existing statutes and case law concerning inherent powers, emphasizing the judicial restra