K.W.Ranjith Samarasinghe Vs. K. Wilbert – CA P.H.C. 127/99-1999

In the case between K.W. Ranjith Samarasinghe (Respondent-Appellant) and K. Wilbert (Petitioner-Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the Primary Court Judge’s order under Section 66 of the Primary Court Procedure Act No.44 of 1979, particularly in the context of revisionary jurisdiction when an alternative remedy existed. It was held that the revisionary jurisdiction of the High Court may only be exercised in exceptional circumstances and not when parties have access to an alternative remedy before the District Court. The decision reaffirmed that extraordinary judicial intervention requires demonstration of exceptional grounds, consistent with established precedent, and emphasized that dissatisfied parties should pursue remedies