Bandula Gamage and Others vs M.W.T.B. Dissanayake – CA PHC 117/2001-2014

In the case between Bandula Gamage and Others (Petitioners) and M.W.T.B. Dissanayake (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioners’ application to have the matter relisted, following their absence and lack of representation at the scheduled hearing, should be allowed. It was held that the application could not be sustained due to non-appearance and lack of support, reaffirming the principle that procedural requirements regarding presence and representation must be fulfilled for an application to be considered. This decision relied on established procedural rules, emphasizing that absence or failure to support an application results in its rejection.

K.T. Chitrasiri, J. — It was determined that, upon considering the motion filed by the Petitioners’ attorney seekin