Sujeewa Jaasinghe and others vs Officer-In-Charge, Special Investigation Unit and others – CA PHC APN 144/2016-2016

In the case between Officer-In-Charge, Special Investigation Unit 01, Criminal Investigation Department, and Hon. Attorney General (Petitioners) and individuals associated with the custody and registration of specific elephants, as well as W.S.K. Pathirana, Director General Wildlife Protection Authority (Respondents), the court addressed whether Intervenient-Petitioners from the Centre for Eco-Cultural Studies had locus standi to seek revision of a High Court order directing an inquiry regarding the registration and custody of certain elephants. The court held that the Intervenient-Petitioners lacked locus standi and had not established the existence of exceptional circumstances necessary to invoke the court’s revisionary jurisdiction. This reaffirmed the principle that revision applicatio