G.P. Weeraratne Jayasuriya v. Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC APN NO.175/2013-2013

In the case between G.P. Weeraratne Jayasuriya and the Hon. Attorney General with the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Gandara, the court addressed whether the High Court Judge of Matara erred in dismissing the petitioner’s revision application for release of vehicle SPGK 1987 without affording an opportunity to be heard, thereby violating principles of natural justice. It was held that dismissal without a hearing for all parties breached procedural fairness, requiring that the High Court’s order be set aside and the matter reheard. This judgment reaffirmed the legal principle that a fair opportunity must be provided to all participants before making a final order, relying on the foundational doctrines of natural justice, and underscored the necessity for due process in judicial proceedi