Ulviti Gamage Dhanapala vs. The Attorney General – SC HCCA/LA/NO.492/14-2016

In the case between Ulviti Gamage Dhanapala (Plaintiff/Respondent) and the Attorney General’s Department representing the Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner, the court considered whether the petition of appeal was filed within the time limits established by the Supreme Court Rules 1990, whether the use of the phrase “special leave to appeal” instead of “leave to appeal” in the caption affected the petitioner’s rights, and whether the absence of an affidavit rendered the petition defective. The findings determined that the petition of appeal was submitted within the prescribed period, the caption’s wording did not cause legal prejudice, and under Rule 28(3), an affidavit was not required for this category of appeal. The court rejected all preliminary objections and set the matter for further pr