Municipal Council of Moratuwa vs Weerahennadige Shian Hiresh Fernando – SC SPL/LA NO. 122-123/2011-2012

In the case between the Municipal Council of Moratuwa, His Worship Lord Mayor Moratuwa, and the Municipal Commissioner (Respondent-Petitioners) and Weerahennadige Shian Hiresh Fernando (Petitioner-Respondent), the court addressed the issues of the timeliness of applications for special leave to appeal and the sufficiency of supporting affidavits as required by Supreme Court Rules. It was held that the operative date for the six-week period to file a special leave to appeal is the date of pronouncement or delivery of the judgment in open court, not the date on the face of the written judgment, and that affidavits submitted supported the application as required by Rule 6. The decision reaffirmed the principle that procedural time limits are to be computed from the actual date of delivery in