Gunawardane Boue Guard vs Pathirannalahelage Dharmadasa – CA NO: 1287/00 F -2013

In the case between Gunawardane Boue Guard (Plaintiff) and Pathirannalahelage Dharmadasa (Defendant), the court addressed the procedural issue relating to the withdrawal of an appeal by the Defendant-Appellant in District Court Gampaha case No. 31488/P, subsequently heard as CA No. 1287/00(F). It was determined that upon application by counsel for the Defendant-Appellant, permission to withdraw the appeal should be granted. The appeal was accordingly dismissed without an order as to costs, reaffirming the principle that when an appeal is withdrawn with permission of the court, the proceedings terminate without further substantive orders or costs, except as otherwise directed. The decision relied on established civil procedure and appellate practice, with emphasis on procedural finality fol