Lokuwaduge Arjuna Isira Alwis Vs. Deanwatte gedara Janaranjanja and others – CA PHC APN 06/2016-2016

In the case between Lokuwaduge Arjuna Isira Alwis (registered owner of the vehicle) and Denawatte Gedera Janaranjana (convicted party), E A E Mahendra Nandasena (Regional Forest Officer), Peoples Leasing and Finance PLC (absolute owner), and the Hon. Attorney General, issues arose regarding the confiscation of an earth excavator under the Forest Ordinance. The principal questions concerned whether the registered owner was denied a hearing at the confiscation inquiry and whether the Provincial High Court correctly refused to revise the confiscation order. It was determined that no procedural unfairness was present, as the registered owner explicitly declined to claim the vehicle before the Magistrate’s Court and failed to accurately present relevant facts when seeking revision. Emphasis was