M.A. Jayawardana vs. OIC Police Station, Kohuwala and Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC 250/04-2014

In the case between M.A. Jayawardana (Plaintiff/Appellant) and the Officer in Charge, Police Station, Kohuwala, with the Hon. Attorney General (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether an appeal could proceed in circumstances where the appellant was absent, unrepresented, uncontactable at the last known address, and had not paid the required brief fees. It was held that the appeal should be dismissed, given the appellant’s failure to comply with procedural requirements and failure to prosecute the appeal, reaffirming the principle that strict procedural compliance is required for the maintenance of appellate proceedings. This decision relied on Rule 13(b) of the Supreme Court Rules, emphasizing that non-compliance with mandatory court procedures and rules, includin