T.R.C. v. The Commissioner of Motor Traffic, Central Province, Kandy – SC APPEAL 199/17-2021

In the case between Subramaniam Ramasamy and Balasubramaniam Vaitheeswaran (Petitioners – Respondents) versus V.R. Soundarajan (Respondent/Appellant), with Nadesan Sathasivam seeking intervention, the court addressed whether the High Court of Civil Appeal was correct in allowing intervention at the appeal stage under section 839 of the Civil Procedure Code. The findings established that intervention at the appeal stage, absent express statutory support, contravened the prescribed procedure for addition of parties. It was determined that the High Court’s reliance on inherent powers to permit intervention exceeded statutory limits under the Civil Procedure Code and Trust Ordinance. The appeal was allowed, the High Court order dated 02/06/2016 permitting intervention was set aside, the applic