Wijemanne v. Benjamin Perera And Another – sllr 2006 volume 1 page 001

In Wijemanne vs Benjamin Perera and Another, the court addressed whether an order made under Section 284 of the Civil Procedure Code constitutes a final judgment subject to appeal or is merely interlocutory. It was determined that the challenged order conclusively disposed of all matters in controversy between the parties, thereby satisfying the test for finality as interpreted in authority including Siriwardena vs Air Ceylon Ltd., Peter Singho vs Wydeman, and Brooke Bond vs Stassen Export Ltd. The holding reaffirmed that an order is final if it terminates the rights of the parties concerning the subject matter of the application, and consequently, any appeal therefrom can proceed as a final appeal. The petitioner’s leave to appeal application was ordered to be taken up together with the p