Weerakoon Mudiyanselage Upali Ranjith Bandara vs Don Premarathna Ranawaka – CA/RII/0041/2023-2024

The case between Don Premarathna Ranawaka (Plaintiff – Respondent) and Weerakoon Mudiyanselage Upali Ranjith Bandara (Defendant – Petitioner) addressed the issue of property possession and ownership, centering on the interpretation of a lease agreement, the effect of a deed transfer in creating a constructive trust, and the proper application of restitutio in integrum under Article 138 of the Constitution. The court held that errors in the lower court judgments regarding the lease agreement and constructive trust warranted revisional intervention, with both the High Court judgment and a subsequent District Court order being set aside. This reaffirmed the principle that extraordinary revisionary powers under Article 138(1) may be exercised to correct clear miscarriages of justice. The decis