The Finance Company PLC v. Chandani Amarathunge et al. – CA WRIT 283/15-2015

In The Finance Company PLC v. Chandani Amarathunge (Commissioner General of Labour) and Others, the court addressed the issue of whether an application should be permitted to proceed after repeated failures by the petitioner, The Finance Company PLC, to appear and prosecute its case with due diligence. It was held that persistent absence and lack of prosecution justified dismissal of the application, reaffirming the principle that litigants must actively prosecute their claims to maintain their right to judicial relief. This decision relied on established procedural requirements for due prosecution of legal actions, emphasizing the imperative for parties to act without undue delay to prevent abuse of court process and judicial resources.

Vijith K. Malalgoda P.C. J. — The facts establishe