Tilini Asanka Amarasinghe v. Officer in Charge, Special Crimes Investigations, Bureau, Police Station, Mirihana, Nugegoda – CA PHC.APN 29/2014-2014

In the case between Tilini Asanka Amarasinghe and the Officer in Charge, Special Crimes Investigations Bureau, Police Station, Mirihana, Nugegoda, and the Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner’s application should be permitted to be withdrawn at her request before the Court of Appeal. It was determined that upon the petitioner’s request through counsel, withdrawal of the application was permitted, leading to dismissal without costs. The principle reaffirmed is that parties may withdraw applications with court approval, which assigns finality to interim proceedings where consent is unopposed. This approach is consistent with judicial administration, ensuring due process and procedural fairness, and the Registrar was directed to return the original re