Jen Fung Ling vs P.M. Karunarathna – CA PHC NO. 83/2010-2012

In the case between Jen Fung Ling (Petitioner–Appellant) and P.M. Karunarathna (Project Director, Nalanda Eppawala Industrial Zone) along with the Divisional Secretary, Kuruwita, the court considered whether the petitioner’s application (petition dated 16.05.2012) should be permitted to be withdrawn, where it was found that the said petition had been altered without being initialed by the attorney-at-law. It was determined that the application for withdrawal, requested due to the uninitialed alterations, should be allowed in the interest of procedural regularity. The petition was accordingly dismissed as withdrawn, reinforcing the procedural principle that significant alterations to court documents must be properly authorized and authenticated to maintain the integrity of the judicial proc