Nekath Gedara Jayasundara vs Additional Commissioner of Agrarian Development – CA PHC 12/2006-2013

In the case between Nekath Gedara Jayasundara, Jayasena Stores Mare, Pollamura, Waligepola, Balangoda (appellant) and the Additional Commissioner of Agrarian Development, Rathnapura, U.M. Rammanike, and A.M. Kusumawathi (respondents), the court addressed whether the appellant’s failure to pay brief fees as directed warranted the rejection of the appeal under Rule 13(b) of the Court of Appeal (Preparation of Appeal Briefs) Rules 1978. It was held that, as the notice to pay brief fees was deemed duly served via registered post and the appellant did not comply by the stipulated date, the appeal must be rejected. This determination affirmed the application of procedural compliance under Rule 13(b), emphasizing that failure to adhere to procedural requirements regarding court fee payments justi