Mohamed Caseem Abdul Sukur vs Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC APN: 163/2016-2016

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (represented by Hon. Attorney General) and Mohamed Caseem Abdul Sukur, the court addressed whether the sentence imposed by the High Court of Kegalle for culpable homicide not amounting to murder was excessive and whether grounds existed to exercise revisionary jurisdiction. It was determined that revisionary power is invoked only in the presence of illegality, irregularity, or exceptional circumstances, and that procedural delay (laches) or absence of special grounds restricts such intervention. The dismissal of the application reaffirmed the principle that judicial revision is not a substitute for appeal and must be exercised sparingly, in accordance with established precedent and statutory limitation on appellate review.