Dhilmi Kasunda Malshani Suriyarachchi vs Sri Lanka Medical Council et al. – CA WRIT 187/2016-2016

In the case between Dhilmi Kasunda Malshani Suriyarachchi (Petitioner) and the Sri Lanka Medical Council, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine Limited, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether third-party intervention is permissible in proceedings for prerogative writs (such as Certiorari, Mandamus, and Prohibition) under the Court of Appeal Rules 1990. It was determined that the rules do not permit third parties to intervene in such applications. Reliance was placed on the binding precedent established in Weerakoon v. Bandaragama Pradeshiya Sabhawa, which held that the Court of Appeal is not empowered to entertain intervention in writ matters, thereby solidifying the non-intervention principle in writ proceedings. The court’s decision reinforced the n