Chandra Ekanayaka alias P.Liliot Fernando and others Vs. Chithra kalyani Edirisinghe and others – CALA 381/05-2005

The case between Chandra Ekanayaka alias P. Liliot Fernando (with Manjula, Ramya, and Shiromi Ekanayaka) and Chithra Kalyani Edirisinghe and Sudarma Edirisinghe addressed whether an application for leave to appeal under section 754(2) of the Civil Procedure Code should be entertained after the main appeal had already been decided by the Civil Appellate High Court. It was determined that, following the conclusion of the main appeal against the petitioners, withdrawal of their application for leave to appeal was appropriate. The principle reaffirmed is that concurrent applications for leave to appeal cannot proceed once the main appeal has been conclusively adjudicated. The decision was guided by procedural provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, emphasizing judicial efficiency and procedura