Dr. Shyamal Buddjima Jayasinghe v. Anura Jayawickrama et al. – CA WRIT 408/2015-2015

In the case between Dr. Shyamal Buddjima Jayasinghe (Petitioner) and Anura Jayawickrama, Dr. P.G. Mahiepala, Dr. Lakshmi Somatunge, Dr. S. Dolamulla, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed whether intervention by third parties—specifically the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians and Dr. Ramya De Silva—could be permitted in ongoing writ proceedings, given the absence of express provision for such intervention under the Court of Appeal rules. It was held that the application for intervention by these third parties should be disallowed, reaffirming the principle that, in writ proceedings, the court is bound by its rules and established precedent, which restricts intervention in the absence of explicit authority. This decision relied on the divisional bench authority