K.K.Karunawathie vs L.B. Danasiri – CA NO.513/99-2013

In the case between K.K. Karunawathie (Plaintiff-Appellant) and L.B. Danasiri (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the District Court of Panadura’s order dated 29.04.1999, dismissing the plaintiff’s plaint, was to be classified as “inter-parte” or “ex-parte,” and consequently, whether an appeal constituted the proper remedy or if only revision lay. It was determined that representation by a registered attorney amounts to legal appearance by the party. The dismissal order was classified as inter-parte, making an appeal maintainable. The findings reaffirmed the principle that a party’s appearance through an attorney is sufficient for inter-parte proceedings, with reliance on authorities such as Gargial v. Somasundaram Chetty and Alima Umma v. Siyaneris, emphasizing that prelim