Jayawickrama Gunawardena Roshini vs Officer in Charge, Police Station, Tanamalwila – CA PHC APN NO: 09/14-2014

In the case between Jayawickrama Gunawardena Roshini (petitioner) and the Officer in Charge, Police Station, Tanamalwila, and the Hon. Attorney General (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner’s application should proceed or be withdrawn. It was determined that, upon a motion by the petitioner’s counsel to withdraw the application—an action to which the State Counsel raised no objection—the application was dismissed by the court. The decision reaffirmed the procedural principle that withdrawal of an application at the petitioner’s request is permissible where there is no opposition. The matter was resolved without consideration of merits, emphasizing that the court may dismiss a case on procedural grounds following the parties’ mutual position.

K.T. Chitrasir