Singarawelu Rajasingham vs OIC Police Station, Theldeniya – CA PHC NO.146/2006-2013

In the case between Singarawelu Rajasingham (Appellant) and the OIC, Police Station Theldeniya, and the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the appellant’s appeal should proceed in light of the appellant’s absence and lack of response to court-issued notice. It was held that, as notice to the appellant was not returned undelivered and therefore deemed served, and as the appellant remained both absent and unrepresented at the hearing, the appeal would be rejected. The decision reaffirms the principle that service of notice is presumed when not returned undelivered and that an appeal will not proceed without active pursuit by the appellant. The court’s reasoning relied upon procedural standards for service and the parti