Palihawardana Arachchige Shiroma Dilrukshi Jayawardena & Virendri Sajani Waranasuriya Jayawardena vs. H.J. Shalana Rodrigo & Others – SC APPEAL 39/2017-2022

In the case between Union Chemist Property Development Limited and H.J. Shalana Rodrigo, H.C.S. Romesh Rodrigo, and others, the court addressed the issue of the propriety of an interim injunction issued by the High Court of Civil Appeal in relation to a disputed right of way. It was held that the interim injunction was improperly granted, as the right of way identified as Lot 7 in Plan No. 1095 did not align with the properties described in the plaint’s schedules. The principle reaffirmed is that interim relief must be consistent with, and not broader than, the substantive relief sought, in accordance with Section 54 of the Judicature Act and the Civil Procedure Code. The decision set aside the High Court’s order, emphasizing the necessary correlation between the specific land in dispute a