Abepala vs Officer-in-Charge Police Station, Gandara – CA PHC 0032/2021-2022

In the case between Simenthimeru Pathiranage Abepala (Petitioner-Appellant) and the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara, and the Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the appeal should proceed in view of the appellant’s consistent non-responsiveness to court notices. It was held that the appeal could not be sustained due to the appellant’s failure to act on multiple notifications. The principle that proceedings may be dismissed for want of prosecution was reaffirmed. The decision relied on procedural rules concerning diligent prosecution of appeals by appellants, emphasizing that failure to engage with court process may lawfully result in dismissal of the appeal.

Menaka Wijesundera J. — It was found that the appellant was notifie