Sulthan Latheef A.K.A. Rakeem vs Attorney General – CA PHC 165/2005-2014

In the case between Sulthan Latheef a.k.a. Rakeem (Appellant) and the Attorney General (Respondent), the court examined whether the Court of Appeal possessed jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a decision by the High Court Judge of Anuradhapura acting in an appellate capacity. It was held that, pursuant to the principle established in Wickremasekera v. O.I.C. Ampara (2004 (1) SLR 257), the Court of Appeal lacks appellate jurisdiction when the High Court is exercising appellate power. The appeal was consequently dismissed, underscoring the legal position that the Court of Appeal is precluded from reviewing judgments delivered by the High Court in exercise of its appellate jurisdiction.

K.T. Chitrasiri J. — It was determined that the appeal arose from a decision delivered by the High