Samadeepa Samaja Kendraya vs The Commissioner of Labour – CA PHC APN 23/2013-2013

In the case between The Commissioner of Labour, Labour Department, Colombo 05 (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Samadeepa Samaja Kendraya, District Center, Jayanthi Mawatha, Anuradapuruya (Defendant/Petitioner/Appellant), the court addressed the issue of whether the application by the Defendant/Petitioner/Appellant should be withdrawn and subsequently dismissed. It was held that, since counsel for the Defendant/Petitioner/Appellant moved to withdraw the application and the Plaintiff/Respondent, represented by the Additional Solicitor General, raised no objection, the application should be allowed to be withdrawn and therefore dismissed. This order reaffirmed the principle that consent between parties regarding withdrawal is a sufficient basis for the court to dismiss an application. The decision