Wickremasekera Vs. O.I.C. Police Station Ampara – CA PHC 39/2004-2004

In the case between H.A. Nihal (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the Court of Appeal possesses jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a decision of the Provincial High Court Judge, Anuradhapura, functioning in an appellate capacity. The appeal was dismissed on the ground that such jurisdiction does not exist, reaffirming the principle that the Court of Appeal cannot entertain appeals against rulings delivered by Provincial High Courts when those courts exercise appellate jurisdiction. Reliance was placed on the precedent in Wickremasekera Vs. O.I.C. Police Station Ampara (2004 (1) SLR 257), emphasizing that adherence to jurisdictional limitations remains essential.

K. T. Chitrasiri J. — It was noted that the appellant was absent and that ser