Mohamed Usub Mohamed Albi v. The Hon. Attorney General & The Officer in Charge, Police Station, Kalmunai – CA B.A. NO.43/2011-2011

In the case between Mohamed Usub Mohamed Albi (Petitioner) and The Hon. Attorney General and The Officer in Charge, Police Station, Kalmunai (Respondents), the court addressed whether the Court of Appeal maintained jurisdiction to hear and determine bail applications filed prior to 28 January 2011 under Section 10 of the Offensive Weapons Act No. 18 of 1966, following an amendment (Act No. 2 of 2011) which reassigned such jurisdiction to the provincial High Courts. It was held that the Court of Appeal retained jurisdiction over such pending applications. This determination reaffirmed the principle that, unless express transitional provisions indicate otherwise, Section 6(3)(c) of the Interpretation Ordinance operates to safeguard the continuation of pending proceedings under repealed or am