Nevil vs Attorney General – CA PHC 101/2004-2004

In the case between D. Dilson Nevil (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the Court of Appeal possessed jurisdiction to entertain an appeal challenging a High Court Judge’s decision in the exercise of appellate jurisdiction, and whether the appellant’s failure to pay brief fees, despite notice, warranted rejection of the appeal. It was determined that the Registrar’s notification to pay brief fees was properly served and the appellant’s non-compliance justified rejection of the appeal pursuant to rule 13(b) of the Supreme Court Rules. Further, relying on the Supreme Court decision in Wickremasekera Vs. O.I.C. Police Station Ampara (2004 (1) SLR 257), it was held that the Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction over appeals from a High Court’s appel