Central Provincial Grama Niladhari SANASA Society vs Co-operative Employees Commission of the Central Province – CA PHC 65/09-2013

In the case between Central Provincial Grama Niladhari SANASA Society and the Co-operative Employees Commission of the Central Province (including specific officials and Mahinda Weerasinghe), the court addressed whether a writ should be issued to quash documents (P5A, P7A) concerning facts or decisions affecting the Petitioner Society, and whether, upon rectification of the impugned documents, the appeal should be withdrawn with liberty to re-agitate if necessary. It was held that, as the errors in the questioned documents had been corrected, the appellant could withdraw the appeal while expressly reserving the right to bring the matter again if warranted. The principle reaffirmed was that the withdrawal of proceedings may be permitted where the original basis for the application has been