Lakshmi Lalitha Leelarathna vs Provincial Land Commissioner – CA PHC NO. 156/2007-2013

In the case between Lakshmi Lalitha Leelarathna (Appellant) and the Provincial Land Commissioner and another (Respondents), the court addressed whether an appeal should be permitted to proceed when the appellant failed to deposit the required brief fees as mandated by court procedure. It was held that the failure to comply with the procedural requirement for depositing brief fees justified the rejection of the appeal. The findings reaffirmed the principle that compliance with court procedural requirements is mandatory for the continuance of appellate proceedings. Reliance was placed on procedural rules governing the deposit of brief fees, emphasizing that failure to observe such requirements warrants dismissal of the appeal.

A.W.A.SALAM J. — It was determined that the appellant was absen