Gamini Harischandrage Nandana Sisira Kumara v. Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Padiyatalawa – SC APPEAL NO: 16/2018-2023

In the case between Gamini Harischandrage Nandana Sisira Kumara (Accused-Appellant) and the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Padiyatalawa, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court considered the legality of the cancellation of a driving licence following a conviction related to negligent driving causing death. It was held that the prosecution had not fulfilled the statutory requirement of establishing previous conviction endorsements as mandated under Section 136(1)(a), (2), and (3) of the Motor Traffic Act. Consequently, the order cancelling the Appellant’s driving licence was determined to be without legal basis, though other aspects of sentencing including convictions and fines remained affirmed. This decision reiterated that cancellation of a driving licence, in the abs