Sumudu Kantha Hewage vs Dr. Upathissa Atapattu Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Shirani Anshumala Bandaranayake – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 411/2012-2014

In the case between Sumudu Kantha Hewage and Hon. (Dr.) Upathissa Atapattu Bandarnayake, Hon. Chamal Rajapakse (Speaker of Parliament) and others, the Supreme Court considered whether the Court of Appeal had erred in law by refusing the Appellant’s application to intervene in pending writ proceedings. The central issue involved the appropriateness of denying intervention where the Attorney General appeared as amicus curiae to represent the public interest, and whether the appellate review was warranted after the conclusion of original proceedings. It was held that the participation of the Attorney General sufficiently safeguarded public and legal interests, and that post-conclusion intervention was unnecessary. The decision reaffirmed the principle that courts possess discretion to refuse