Multipurpose Co-operative Development Ltd vs Commissioner of Co-operative Development – CA PHC 151/2005-2005

In the case between Multipurpose Co-operative Development Ltd, Habaraduwa (Appellant) and the Commissioner of Co-operative Development, Sub Commissioner of Co-operative Development, Galle, Hon. Attorney General, and Polwatta Gallage Sunil Shantha (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the appeal initiated by the appellant should proceed or be withdrawn. It was determined that, following an application by the counsel for the appellant to withdraw the appeal, the appeal should be dismissed. The proceedings reaffirmed the principle that a withdrawal application by a party effectively concludes the appellate process in such circumstances. Reliance was placed on established procedural practice, with emphasis that the dismissal of the appeal is a necessary consequence following