1st, 2nd, and 3rd Plaintiff-Appellants vs Defendant-Respondent – CA 1325/2000-2012

The case between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd plaintiff-appellants and the defendant-respondent addressed the issue of whether an appeal should be entertained after the appellants failed to pay the statutorily required brief fees in compliance with the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal Appellate Procedure Copies of Records) Rules, 1978. It was held that the appellants’ non-payment, despite due notice, mandated rejection of the appeal. The principle established confirms strict adherence to procedural requirements under Rule 13(b) regarding appellate brief fees. The decision relied on the specified procedural rules, reinforcing that appeals not complying with statutory fee payment requirements may be summarily rejected without costs.

Upaly Abeyrathne J. — The findings established that the 1st, 2nd,