Central Province Vehicle Dealing Cooperative Society Limited vs Assistant Commissioner of Corporative Development, and others – CA PHC 0033/2019-2025

This case involves an application for re-listing an appeal that was dismissed by the Court of Appeal due to the non-appearance of the appellants. The original appeal stemmed from an order by the Kandy Magistrate, which was subsequently dismissed by the Provincial High Court. The appellants, comprising a Cooperative Society and three individuals, sought to re-list their appeal, citing a change of address for the 1st Defendant-Appellant-Appellant as the reason for not receiving notices and thus failing to appear. The Court of Appeal, however, found that the relevant procedural rules were the Court of Appeal (Procedure for Appeals from High Courts) Rules 1988, not the Civil Procedure Code. The court dismissed the re-listing application, ruling that the appellants failed to provide sufficient