William Rajapakshe Vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC NO. 121/2005-2014

The case between William Rajapakshe, Puttalam (Petitioner) and Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Respondent) involved consideration of whether the appeal filed by the appellant in C.A.(PHC) No. 121/2005, arising from P.H.C. Chilaw 24/2004, should be withdrawn and dismissed. It was determined that, upon the appellant’s counsel moving to withdraw the appeal and in the absence of objection from the respondent’s counsel, the withdrawal was permitted and the appeal was ordered to be dismissed. The principle reaffirmed in this decision is that a party may withdraw an appeal subject to the court’s leave when there is no opposition, emphasizing judicial discretion in dismissing withdrawn appeals at the appellate stage. This action aligned with accepted appellate pro