Lanka Orix Leasing Company PLC v. Officer In-Charge and Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC 86/2009-2009

In the case between Lanka Orix Leasing Company PLC (Appellant) and Officer In-Charge, Police Station, Kandana, along with the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed whether an appeal should proceed after notification that the lessee settled the outstanding dues with Ceylon Finance Company. It was held that upon confirmation of settlement and the appellant’s request, the appeal could be withdrawn and accordingly dismissed, underscoring the procedural principle that appeals may be withdrawn when the grounds for dispute have been resolved between the relevant parties. This determination is consistent with the practices allowing withdrawal of appeals to efficiently manage judicial proceedings once substantive dispute ceases to exist.

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