Wing Commander (Retired) Iddagodage Janaka Indrajith Wijetilleke vs Commander of the Air Force – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 327/2010-2012

In the case between Wing Commander (Retired) Iddagodage Janaka Indrajith Wijetilleke (Petitioner) and the Commander of the Air Force, Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters, among others (Respondents), the court addressed the procedural issue concerning the petitioner’s writ application following an undertaking by the State Counsel regarding withdrawal of certain documents (P4, P6, and P7). It was established that, upon this undertaking, the petitioner sought and was permitted to withdraw the application. The case was proforma dismissed without costs, reaffirming the principle that a writ application may be withdrawn in response to operative undertakings by State Counsel, with the court retaining discretion to order such withdrawal and disposition without costs. The decision relied on the proced