Warnasooriya Patabendige Keerthisena vs The Secretary, Pradeshiya Saba, Kanthale – CA PHC APN 118/2013-2013

In the case between Warnasooriya Patabendige Keerthisena and The Secretary, Pradeshiya Saba, Kanthale, and the Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether the High Court Judge erred in law by dismissing a revision application and subsequently refusing to restore that application. It was determined that no legal error existed in the dismissal of the revision application or the refusal to restore it. The legal principle reaffirmed was that revision is not available against such orders in the absence of a demonstrated error or injustice. The decision relied on procedural rules governing revisional jurisdiction and stressed the finality of lawful judicial orders unless manifest injustice is established.

A.W.A. Salam, J. — The procedural history was reviewed, including the