Ingiriya Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society Ltd. vs. Kalubalage Dona Laitha Srimathi – CA PHC/123/16-2022

In Ingiriya Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society Ltd. v. Kalubalage Dona Laitha Srimathi and others, the court addressed whether the High Court erred by summarily dismissing a revision application challenging the acquittal of accused in a criminal case, without issuing notice or considering the merits. It was held that the requirements for invoking revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal are based on the existence of exceptional circumstances, rather than the necessity of first exhausting appellate remedies or obtaining sanction from the Attorney General. The decision emphasized legal principles that revision is permissible upon proper pleading of exceptional circumstances, and that failure to do so or to provide reasons for not appealing does not automatically bar revision. On this