Prof. Sarath Wijesuriya vs Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya – CA COC/0005/2017-2021

In the case between Prof. Sarath Wijesuriya and Neil Gamini Viyangoda (Complainants) and Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya, President, Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) (Defendant), the court addressed the admissibility of contemporaneous recordings and computer-generated documents as evidence in contempt proceedings. The court held that such evidence cannot be admitted unless full compliance with notice requirements under Section 07 of the Evidence (Special Provisions) Act No. 14 of 1995 is established. The holding reaffirmed the principle that procedural safeguards regarding notice are mandatory when seeking to introduce computer evidence. Reliance was placed on the explicit statutory framework, highlighting the necessity that notices must be timely served before the trial commences, a