Vithanage Chandani vs. General Manager, Sri Lanka Railway Department – CA-PHC-152-17-2024

In the case between the General Manager, Sri Lanka Railway Department (Applicant/Respondent) and Vithanage Chandani (Respondent/Petitioner/Appellant), the issue concerned whether the revision application challenging the Magistrate’s order for ejectment from Railway Reservation land was maintainable. It was held that the revision jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal is limited to reviewing the correctness, legality, or propriety of the High Court’s exercise of revisionary power, rather than reassessing factual findings or re-hearing primary proceedings. The holding reaffirmed that, in the absence of exceptional circumstances and without evidence of a valid permit or written authority, no basis exists to interfere with the orders of lower courts. Relevant statutory provisions and precedents a