Bartleet Produce Marketing (PVT) LTD v. Perusinghe Tea Manufacturing Company (PVT) LTD – CA PHC APN 117/2014-2014

In the case between Bartleet Produce Marketing (PVT) LTD (Plaintiff-Petitioner) and Perusinghe Tea Manufacturing Company (PVT) LTD (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the Court of Appeal possesses jurisdiction to entertain an application for revision when procedural restrictions in Section 88 of the Civil Procedure Code precluded an appeal to the Supreme Court. It was held that the Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction to grant revisionary relief in this context, reaffirming that statutory restrictions cannot be circumvented by invoking revisionary powers. This decision was based on the consideration of prior case law including Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka v. Wijewardena, Austra Lanka Exporters (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Indian Bank, and Ana Weeratunga v. Sepala Ekanayake, with emphasis on