R.M. Ratnayake Vs. S.M. Premaratne and others – 38/03-2012

In the case between S.M. Premaratne (Plaintiff-Respondent) and R.M. Ratnayake (1st Defendant-Petitioner) along with the Land Reform Commission (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether leave to appeal should be granted against a District Court judgment rendered in favor of the Plaintiff-Respondent. It was determined that, following the District Court’s decision in favor of the Plaintiff-Respondent, the Appellant’s counsel elected to withdraw the application for leave to appeal and no objection was raised by counsel for the Plaintiff-Respondent. The holding established that the application for leave to appeal was dismissed without costs, reaffirming the principle that the withdrawal of appeals is permissible with consent and that no further costs are warranted in such