Tyrone de Alwis v Municipal Council of Kurunegala & Others – SC APPEAL NO. 53/2005-2012

The court addressed whether a third party not originally cited could have a concluded Court of Appeal writ application re-listed for hearing. It was determined that re-opening such a concluded matter at the request of an intervener is not permissible under existing Supreme Court and Court of Appeal rules, particularly where mandatory procedural requirements, such as annexing previous court orders, had not been fulfilled. The holding reaffirmed the principle that concluded judgments may not be re-opened by third parties absent express legal authority, citing rules governing court procedure and the necessity for finality in litigation. The appeal was dismissed with no order as to costs, underscoring that the process cannot be reopened by parties who were not present in the original proceedin