T.R. Ratnasiri Vs. Director General of Customs and others – 487/2015-2015

In the case between T.R. Ratnasiri (Petitioner) and the Director General of Customs & Others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the widow of a deceased petitioner could be substituted as petitioner in a writ application under Article 140 of the Constitution, particularly in relation to a personally claimed reward arising from customs proceedings. It was held that substitution of a petitioner in such writ applications is not permitted where the cause of action is personal and does not survive the original petitioner, reaffirming the principle that the right to claim a personally earned reward in these circumstances does not devolve upon heirs. The determination relied on the interpretation of the Court of Appeal (Appellate Procedure) Rules 1990 and related precedent, em