Asitha Premajith Gamage Vs. Konadeniye Gedera Heen Mahaththaya – CA PHC APN/71/2017-2017

In the case between Asitha Premajith Gamage and Konadeniye Gedera Heen Mahaththaya, the court addressed whether revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal should be exercised to intervene in an order of the Provincial High Court (Kandy) relating to proceedings under section 66(1)(b) of the Primary Courts Procedure Act. The court determined that the mere pendency of an appeal does not justify the granting of interim relief through revision, and that invocation of revisionary jurisdiction requires a demonstration of exceptional circumstances. The legal principle reaffirmed is that revision should not be used as a substitute for appeal in the absence of special circumstances. The decision relied on precedent from Jayantha Gunasekara v Jayatissa Gunasekara & Ors and relevant statutory pro