P.H.D. Jayadasa Weeratunga vs K.W. Ivan de Silva – CA PHC 124/2009-2009

In the case between P.H.D. Jayadasa Weeratunga and K.W. Ivan de Silva, Director General, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, the court addressed the issue of whether the appeal filed by the Respondent-Petitioner-Appellant was within the time limitation prescribed by Rule 2 of the Court of Appeal (Procedure for Appeals from High Courts) Rules 1988. It was determined that the appeal was filed after the permissible 14-day period following the impugned decision. The court held that non-compliance with the mandatory procedural time limit precluded the court from entertaining the appeal. This outcome reaffirmed the principle that procedural rules regarding the time for filing appeals must be strictly adhered to in accordance with statutory requirements, underscoring the binding effect of judicial p