Mohamed Hassen Mohamed Ansar, Mohamed Hassen Mohamed Anwar vs Abdul Latheef Marikkar Fareeda – CA 907/98-2013

In the case between Abdul Latheef Marikkar Fareeda (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Mohamed Hassen Mohamed Ansar and Mohamed Hassen Mohamed Anwar (Defendant-Appellants, deceased, substituted by Siththy Raliya Thasim and Nashath Mohamed), the court addressed the issue of whether the substituted defendant-appellants could withdraw their pending appeal. It was determined that the application for withdrawal was permissible as there was no objection from the plaintiff-respondent, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal without costs. The ruling reaffirmed the procedural principle that an appeal may be withdrawn with the court’s leave and with the consent of the parties involved, emphasizing the practice of accommodating withdrawal when unopposed.

K.T. Chitrasiri J. — The application by counsel for