Dr. Anton Naduwilage vs Headquarters’ Inspector of Police, Police Station, Marawila – CA MCR 01/2020-2020

In the case between Headquarters’ Inspector of Police, Police Station, Marawila (Plaintiff/Complainant-Respondent) and Dr. Anton Naduwilage (Defendant/Accused-Petitioner), the court addressed the issue of whether the revision application filed by the Defendant/Accused-Petitioner under Article 145 of the Constitution should proceed or be withdrawn. It was determined that the motion to withdraw the petition, made by the accused–petitioner’s counsel and not objected to by the State Counsel, warranted the dismissal of the application. This holding reaffirmed the procedural principle that an unopposed request for withdrawal of a petition can be granted, effectively concluding the court’s intervention in the matter at this stage.

Menaka Wijesundera J. — The proceedings established that the app