Officer in Charge, Police Station, Kolonna vs. Adaviya Manannalage Somapala – CA PHC 71/2007-2016

In the case between Weerasinghe Jayawardene Alexander Abeyratne (Petitioner-Appellant) and The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the High Court of Embilipitiya correctly dismissed a revision application against the Magistrate’s order of vehicle confiscation, specifically considering if the Appellant’s explanations for absence and affidavits constituted “exceptional circumstances” warranting revisionary relief. The court held that no exceptional circumstances had been established, and the appeal was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that revisionary jurisdiction is discretionary and only applicable in circumstances of manifest injustice or genuine exceptionality. This decision relied on established standards regarding discretionary revisionary powers of appe