Collage of Anaesthesiologyists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka Vs Prof. H. Janaka De Silva and others – CA WRT APPLICATION 0400/2017-2021

In the case between the College of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka and Prof. H. Janaka De Silva, Director, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, and several others, the court addressed the issue of entitlement to relief via writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus under Article 140 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. The application was not contested on the merits as the petitioner’s counsel moved to withdraw the application, to which the respondents raised no objection and did not seek costs. The court determined that the withdrawal was to be allowed, resulting in dismissal of the application with no order as to costs and formal termination of the proceedings. This outcome reaffirmed the principle that withdrawal of proceedings when unopposed may