Urban Development Authority vs Ceylon Entertainments Limited and Others – sllr 2004 volume 1 page 095

In the case between Urban Development Authority and Ceylon Entertainments Limited and Others, the court addressed the issue of compliance with Rule 3 of the Supreme Court Rules regarding the filing of certified copies of material documents in revision applications. It was held that failure to file the original or duly certified copies of essential documents renders such applications unsustainable, affirming the principle that procedural compliance is mandatory for the proper exercise of appellate jurisdiction. The decision relied upon a strict interpretation of Supreme Court Rules, particularly Rule 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(b), emphasizing the impact of procedural defaults on the maintainability of revision applications and confirming that non-compliance necessitates dismissal without consideratio