Sridevi Silva v. Michel alias Mahinda Weerapura, Murial Wickramasinghe, and Nandasami Sandanam – 488/97/F-2016

In the case between Sridevi Silva (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Michel alias Mahinda Weerapura and others (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the 2nd Defendant was liable for damages for malicious prosecution after the District Judge dismissed the claim against her but upheld it against the 1st Defendant. The claim focused on whether sufficient evidence existed that the 2nd Defendant directed the caretaker to make a police complaint against the Plaintiff, thereby fulfilling the requirements for malicious prosecution. It was held that mere suspicion could not establish liability for malicious prosecution without concrete evidence, reaffirming the principle that damages cannot be granted based solely on the institution of proceedings. Reference was made to the dist