Jason Lishon Batcho Vs. Shenuka Anne Shireen Perera – RII/0072/2024-2025

In the matter of Jason Lishon Batcho (Defendant-Petitioner) and Shenuka Anne Shireen Perera (Plaintiff-Respondent), the Court of Appeal addressed an application for Restitutio-In-Integrum and Revision. The court held that the application was to be dismissed, reaffirming the principle that Restitutio-in-Integrum is an extraordinary equitable remedy granted only when no other adequate legal remedy is available. This decision relied on precedents such as Periera vs. Wijewickrama, Menchinahamy vs. Muniweera, and Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation vs Shanmugam and another, emphasizing that the existence of a pending leave to appeal application constituted an adequate alternative remedy, thereby precluding the grant of extraordinary relief.

R. Gurusinghe J. – The application for Restitutio-in-Inte