Mohomed Ibbrahim Mohomed Yokeed vs Hon. Attorney General – CA 245/2010-2012

In the case between Mohomed Ibbrahim Mohomed Yokeed (Appellant/Plaintiff) and the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department (Respondent/Defendant), the court addressed the issue of whether an appeal should proceed after the appellant’s death had been brought to the court’s attention. It was held that upon official notification of the appellant’s death, the appeal would be abated, thereby terminating the proceedings. This decision affirmed the procedural principle that an appeal does not survive the appellant, grounded in established appellate practice and procedural rules, underscoring the cessation of appellate rights upon the demise of the appellant.

Ranjith Silva J. — The findings established that following the receipt of a communication from the Superintendent of Welikada