The Attorney General vs Herath Mudiyanselage Sarath Wijewardene – SC SPL LA 145/2014-2020

In the case between Stanley Christoffel Asoka Obeysekere (Appellant) and Herath Mudiyanselage Sarath Wijewardene, Algama Koralage Sumedha Perera, and the Attorney General (Respondents), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the appellant qualified as an “Aggrieved Party” under section 16(2) of the Judicator Act and the maintainability of the Special Leave to Appeal application. It was determined that the main contention concerned the proper application of section 16(2) and the assessment of locus standi in light of relevant property law precedents. Upon review, the Court held that the Special Leave to Appeal application should be refused, clarifying that the amended order of the Court of Appeal did not imply the granting of leave to appeal. The principle reaffirmed is that statu