Ceylinco Insurance PLC vs. Ceylinco Life Insurance Limited – CA PHC APN/18/2015-2015

In the case between Ceylinco Insurance PLC and Ceylinco Life Insurance Limited, Ceylinco General Insurance Limited, and Global Rubber Industries (Pvt) Ltd., the court addressed whether the Court of Appeal possesses revisionary jurisdiction under Article 138 of the Constitution concerning orders or judgments of the Commercial High Court after the enactment of Act No. 10 of 1996. The court determined that, following Act No. 10 of 1996, jurisdiction to hear appeals and revisions from orders or judgments of the High Court (civil jurisdiction) rests exclusively with the Supreme Court. This decision reaffirmed the principle that legislative intent, as reflected in Section 5 of Act No. 10 of 1996, bars the Court of Appeal from exercising revisionary powers in such matters. Relevant statutes and S