Jayalaththinige Mangala Dilukumari vs Kulathunga Kankanamlage Asela – CA PHC APN NO.124/2012-2014

The case between Jayalaththinige Mangala Dilukumari and Kulathunga Kankanamlage Asela addressed the issue of whether the Respondent-Appellant-Petitioner was entitled to invoke the revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal to set aside maintenance orders under the Maintenance Act No. 37 of 1999, where a right of appeal to the Supreme Court existed. It was held that the revision application was not maintainable as the statutory scheme provided a specific appeal process to the Supreme Court, reaffirming the principle that revisionary jurisdiction is not a substitute for statutory appellate remedies. This decision relied on established statutory interpretation and emphasized adherence to legislatively prescribed appellate mechanisms.

A.W.A. Salam J. — The findings established that the