Pathiraja Mudiyanselage Lakshman Pathiraja v. Dalugama Mudiyanselage Wijesekara alias Cyril – CA PHC 64/2005-2012

In the case between Pathiraja Mudiyanselage Lakshman Pathiraja, Superintendent, New Kandalanda Estate (Appellant), and Dalugama Mudiyanselage Wijesekara alias Cyril, Office in Charge, Police Station Kiridiwela, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court considered whether the appeal should be dismissed due to the appellant’s failure to pay the required brief fees as notified pursuant to Rule 13(b) of the Court of Appeal (Preparation of Appeal Brief) Rules, 1978. It was held that, as the appellant was notified and the notice was not returned undelivered, the requirements of the rule were satisfied. The appeal was dismissed for non-compliance, reaffirming the principle that strict adherence to procedural requirements under court rules is mandatory. The decision relied on the inte