Upul Jayasuriya vs Senarath Pathirannahalage Ratna Prabath Senanayake Assistant Manager Sri Lanka Savings Bank Limited – COC/06/21-2022

In Nature Resort (Private) Limited v. Pramuka Savings and Development Bank Ltd. and others, the court addressed whether the respondent, Assistant Manager of Sri Lanka Savings Bank Limited, committed ex facie contempt of court by making allegedly false and contemptuous statements in a District Court affidavit, as claimed by the petitioner under Article 105(3) of the Constitution. It was concluded that the petitioner, who was not a party to the original District Court case, alleged the statements were intended to mislead the Court and therefore amounted to contempt. Relying on constitutional principles regarding the administration of justice and the established threshold for contempt, it was determined that a decision on the issuance of summons required knowledge of the respondent’s position