R.A. Shantha Kumara Abeygunarathna vs Chandraseela Batuwita – 1227/2000-2013

In the case between R.A. Shantha Kumara Abeygunarathna (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Chandraseela Batuwita (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the appeal should be withdrawn at the Plaintiff-Appellant’s request, which was unopposed by the Defendant-Respondent. It was determined that, in the absence of objection, the appeal could be withdrawn, reaffirming the principle that withdrawals requested by appellants and unobjected to by respondents may be allowed. The decision was grounded in the procedural norms governing appellate practice, emphasizing that appeals may be dismissed without costs where withdrawal is sought and unopposed.

Upaly Abeyrathne J. — It was determined that the Plaintiff-Appellant’s application to withdraw the appeal was made in court, and the Defendant-Resp