The Finance Company Limited vs Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Dayaratne – CA 631/2000-2013

The case between The Finance Company Limited and Jayasinghe Mudiyanselage Dharmasena, Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Dayaratne, Arachchi Devayalage Ratnapala Jayaweera, and Jayakody Arachchige Don Maliyaratne concerned the withdrawal of an appeal by the claimant-appellant against The Finance Company Limited. It was determined that the appeal could be withdrawn with no objection from the respondent, leading to its dismissal without costs. The order directed the Registrar to return the main record to the District Court. The decision reaffirmed the principle that appeals may be withdrawn by the appellant when unopposed, reflecting procedural fairness and the efficient administration of justice.

Upaly Abeyrathne J. — The application to withdraw the appeal, made by the claimant-appellant’s counsel,