M.A. Sirisena vs H.R.C.W. Dissanayaka – CA 652/98-2013

In the case between M.A. Sirisena (Defendant-Appellant) and H.R.C.W. Dissanayaka (Complainant-Respondent), the Court of Appeal addressed the procedural issue of whether to allow the defendant-appellant to withdraw an appeal. It was determined that the application for withdrawal was duly made by counsel for the defendant-appellant, with no objection from the plaintiff-respondent. The appeal was accordingly dismissed pro forma, with no order as to costs, affirming the procedural principle that an appeal may be withdrawn by the appellant with the Court’s leave and absent objection from the opposing party. The operative order underscored the Court’s power to dismiss an appeal upon voluntary withdrawal, following accepted appellate practice.

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