K. D. G. Gamini Duhulwela v. R. G. C. Wijesiri – CA NO. 1151/99-1999

In R. G. C. Wijesiri, Lanka Filling Station, Girithale, Polonnaruwa (Plaintiff-Respondent) v. K. D. G. Gamini Duhulwela, “Mahinda Welada Sela”, 20th Mile Post, Girithale (Defendant-Appellant), the court considered the validity of an appeal filed by an attorney-at-law who was not the registered attorney on record, without following prescribed procedures for revocation and substitution of proxy per Section 27(2) of the Civil Procedure Code. It was determined that compliance with the statutory requirements for revocation of proxy and filing of appeal was mandatory, as established through analysis of Civil Procedure Code sections and relevant case law. The judgment reaffirmed the legal principle that strict adherence to procedural law is essential to the administration of justice. As the appea