Lakshmi Muthumala Jayasuriya vs Chitra Nandani Kurukulasuriya – CA PHC 189/2011-2012

In the case between Lakshmi Muthumala Jayasuriya (Appellant) and Chitra Nandani Kurukulasuriya, Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development, Hambantota, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the appellant’s application for re-listing should be entertained following an absence and lack of representation at the hearing in an agrarian dispute. It was determined that the application for re-listing be dismissed, thereby upholding procedural rules on absence and representation. The decision reinforces the principle that a party’s absence and lack of legal representation serve as sufficient grounds for dismissal of procedural applications, as per established court practice.

Rohini Marasinghe J. — The application for re-listing was considered an