R.D.Kusumawathy, M.A.M.Sugath Chaminda, R.D.Jayathilaka vs S.M.Asoka Wijethunga, D.D.Chandana Sisira Kumara, D.D.Chandrasekara – CA PHC212/2014-2017

In the case between R.D. Kusumawathy, M.A.M. Sugath Chaminda, R.D. Jayathilaka (Appellants) and S.M. Asoka Wijethunga, D.D. Chandana Sisira Kumara, D.D. Chandrasekara (Respondents), the court addressed the propriety of High Court and Magistrate Court orders concerning possession of disputed land and the scope of revisionary jurisdiction under Section 66(1)(b) of the Primary Court Procedure Act. It was determined that the lower courts had correctly established possession and dispossession, following due process and principles of natural justice, and that no miscarriage of justice or improper legal procedure had occurred. The holding reaffirmed the principle that revisionary powers are to be exercised sparingly and only in the event of positive miscarriage of justice or violation of fundamen