Tharanga Dissanayake v. Konara Mudiyanselage Nawarathne – CA REVISION APN 136/15-2015

In the case between Tharanga Dissanayake and Konara Mudiyanselage Nawarathne Bandara, the court addressed whether a revisionary remedy and interim order could be granted to restrain the execution of a prior Magistrate’s order, considering an appeal was already pending. It was held that the revisionary remedy is unavailable in the absence of exceptional circumstances when an effective alternate remedy, such as an appeal, is in process. The principle reaffirmed is that revisionary jurisdiction is exercised only in rare circumstances of manifest injustice, not as a substitute for the appeal process. The decision relied on case law including Rasheed Ali v. Mohomad Ali and Vnik Incorporation Ltd. v. Jayasekara, emphasizing the strict threshold for invoking revisionary powers. The application wa