SQUIRE MECH ENGINEERING (PVT) LTD vs ILLAYPERUMA KODITUWAKKUARACHCHILAGE DAYANANDA – CA REV 0005/2025-2025

This case involves an application for revision filed by Squire Mech Engineering (Pvt) Ltd (Plaintiff-Petitioner) against a District Court order that refused an interim injunction. The Plaintiff sought to prevent the Defendant from obstructing the retrieval of two vehicles, arguing the Defendant’s continued possession was wrongful after his resignation. The Defendant contended he purchased the vehicles with personal assets. A key legal issue arose from the Plaintiff initiating parallel proceedings in both the Civil Appellate High Court and the Court of Appeal concerning the same order. The Court of Appeal ultimately dismissed the revision application, upholding a preliminary objection that the parallel proceedings constituted an abuse of process.

K. M. S. Dissanayake, J. delivered the ju