Sembukutti Arachchige Don Jayantha Chandrakumara vs Vocational Training Institute of Sri Lanka – CA WRIT NO. 441/2011-2013

In the case between Sembukutti Arachchige Don Jayantha Chandrakumara (petitioner) and the Vocational Training Institute of Sri Lanka and others (respondents), the court addressed the issue of withdrawal of a writ application. The application was withdrawn at the request of the petitioner prior to arguments on the merits. It was held that the application be dismissed following this request, and no order as to costs was made. The decision affirms the procedural principle that leave to withdraw a case at the petitioner’s request is permissible before adjudication, with formal recording of such withdrawal and dismissal.

Anil Gooneratne J. — The findings established that, upon the motion by the petitioner’s counsel to withdraw the writ application, allowance for withdrawal was granted and the