Aluthhewage Harshani Chandrika and another vs Officer-In-Charge, Police Station, Kalutara – CA PHC 65/2003-2013

In the case between Aluthhewage Harshani Chandrika and another (2nd Party Respondent-Appellant) and Officer-In-Charge, Police Station, Kalutara (Complainant Respondent-Respondent), as well as Aluthhewage Swarna Nilanthi (1st Party Respondent-Petitioner-Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether an appeal is maintainable in the absence of a proxy signed by the relevant attorney-at-law. It was held that a proxy is not necessary for filing an appeal in the Court of Appeal from a High Court order under Article 154P(6) of the Constitution, and the lack of a proxy or attorney signature is not a fatal defect under the applicable procedural rules. The legal principle reaffirmed is that procedural technicalities regarding proxies do not bar revision applications or criminal matters, citi