Dinayadura Gayani Kokila Silva vs. Thommage Sanjeewa Darshana Fernando – CA/MCR/0005/2022-2024

In the matter between Thommage Sanjeewa Darshana Fernando (respondent-petitioner) and the OIC – Police Station, Raddolugama, Hon. Attorney General’s Department, and Dinayadura Gayani Kokila Silva (complainants and aggrieved party), the court addressed whether revisionary jurisdiction under Article 138 of the Constitution was properly invoked, or if relief ought to have been sought through the High Court of the Provinces under Article 154P, in relation to interim protection orders issued by the Magistrate’s Court. It was held that the petitioner’s application failed to demonstrate the exceptional circumstances required for revisionary jurisdiction, reaffirming the principle that discretionary revisionary powers are reserved for situations marked by extraordinary or exceptional features. Rel