Dangedera Gamage Milinda De Silva v. Renuka Ashani Perera and Priyananda Hector Lalith Perera – CA CONTEMPT OF COURT NO.13/2016-2016

In the case between Dangedera Gamage Milinda De Silva (Petitioner) and Renuka Ashani Perera (1st Respondent, wife of the Petitioner) and Priyananda Hector Lalith Perera (2nd Respondent, father of the 1st Respondent), the court addressed whether contempt of court proceedings are maintainable against an individual not a party to the original divorce proceedings. It was held that such proceedings could not be maintained against the 2nd Respondent, reaffirming the principle that contempt actions must be limited to parties directly subject to the relevant order. This decision referenced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and legal provisions protecting procedural fairness, emphasizing that only parties to the original proceeding can be charged with violating its orders, an