Lakshman Bandara Kiriella Vs. Justice Upaly Abeyrathne (Retd.) and others – CA WRT 0481/21-2025

In the matter of Lakshman Bandara Kiriella and Justice Upaly Abeyrathne (Retd.) and others, the court addressed the validity of a recommendation by a Presidential Commission of Inquiry and the admissibility of an unofficial report. The court held that the petitioner’s application for writs of certiorari and prohibition was dismissed due to the failure to submit an admissible copy of the material document. This reaffirmed the principle that writ proceedings require strict adherence to procedural rules, specifically the mandatory submission of original or certified documents as stipulated in the Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules 1990. The decision relied on Rule 3(1)(a) of the Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules 1990, emphasizing that an uncertified document obtained from s