Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Jayaratne and Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Abeyratne vs Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Agosingh and others – CA NO. 844/98-2013

In the matter of Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Jayaratne and Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Abeyratne versus Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Agosingh (deceased, substituted parties), Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Podisingho (deceased, substituted parties), and others, the court addressed the procedural issue regarding the withdrawal of an appeal arising from District Court Kegalle Case No. 23262/T. The appeal, initiated by the 2a Defendant-Appellant, was withdrawn upon the application by counsel without objection from the respondent. It was determined that the withdrawal was permitted, resulting in a dismissal of the appeal without an order as to costs. This decision reaffirmed the principle that a court may allow withdrawal of an appeal at the request of a party when there is no opposition and concluded the case on