Duwage Gnanaweera Vs. Nanayakkara Wasam Godakanda Arachchige Chandradasa and others – CA PHC/19/2013-2013

In the case between Duwage Gnanaweera (Appellant) and Nanayakkara Wasam Godakanda Arachchige Chandradasa (1st Respondent), the court addressed whether the order of the Primary Court Judge—granting a right of way to the 1st Respondent—was valid, and whether the Provincial High Court erred in refusing the Appellant’s revision application. It was held that the appeal lacked merit, as no substantive legal or procedural errors were demonstrated. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that revisionary and appellate jurisdiction in such matters is narrowly confined to correcting jurisdictional or procedural errors and not intended for reconsidering factual findings or issues of title, as established under the Primary Court Procedure Act and Code of Criminal Procedure. The proceedings were described