S.B. Abeysekera vs V.B.P.K. Weerasinghe – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 256/2011-2012

In the case between S.B. Abeysekera and others (petitioners) and V.B.P.K. Weerasinghe (Commissioner General of Labour) and others (respondents), the court addressed the procedural issue of whether the petitioners could withdraw their writ application. It was determined that withdrawal was permissible, as there was no objection from the respondents. The application was dismissed pro forma, and the petitioners were granted the liberty to institute a new application should the need arise. No order as to costs was made. This outcome reaffirmed the principle that procedural fairness includes the right to withdraw proceedings, provided no party is prejudiced, and supports judicial discretion to grant such withdrawal absent opposition.

S. Sriskandarajah J. — The proceedings recorded that the pe