Samarasinghe Dharmasena v. P. Wanigasinghe – CA PHC APN 180/2013-2013

In the case between Samarasinghe Dharmasena (Petitioner-Appellant) and P. Wanigasinghe, Area Forest Officer, Balangoda (Complainant-Respondent-Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether a revision application could be entertained in the absence of supporting documents beyond the petition and affidavit, following the confiscation of a lorry after conviction under the Forest Ordinance. It was determined that procedural requirements were not satisfied due to the lack of proper documentation accompanying the application. As a result, upon application by counsel, the revision application was withdrawn with the right to refile with correct documents, and the application was dismissed. The principle reaffirmed in this decision is that procedural compliance is fundamental in revision ap