Tlssa Meegahakotuwa vs Meegahakotuwe Gedera Podimenike – CA NO. 276/2000-2014

In the case between Tlssa Meegahakotuwa and Thotagama Ananda Thero (Plaintiff-Appellants) and Meegahakotuwe Gedera Podimenike and Kulathunga Mudiyanselage Korale Gedera Kuda Banda Kulathunga (Defendant-Respondents), the court considered whether the appeal filed by the Plaintiff-Appellants should proceed or be withdrawn. It was determined that, pursuant to an application by the Plaintiff-Appellants to withdraw their appeal, the appeal be dismissed without costs, reaffirming the principle that an appellant may withdraw an appeal upon application and with leave of the court. Reliance was placed on procedural rules governing appellate practice, with emphasis placed on efficient judicial management and the finality of appellate proceedings when withdrawal is granted.

Upaly Abeyrathne J. — The