Seemasahitha Sambodi Subasadaka Samithiya vs H.W. Wijerathna – CA PHC 48/2006-2013

In the case between Seemasahitha Sambodi Subasadaka Samithiya (Appellant) and H.W. Wijerathna (Secretary), W. Weerakoon (Additional District Secretary), K.G. Nandawwathie, and Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed whether the appeal should proceed after the appellant failed to comply with the procedural requirement of paying brief fees as directed under Rule 13(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules (1978). It was held that the appeal must be rejected when an appellant does not pay the brief fees within the specified time after being duly notified. This determination reaffirmed the principle that strict adherence to procedural rules, such as the timely payment of brief fees, is mandatory for the continuation of appeal proceedings. The decision was based on Rule 13(b) of the Cou