Premadasa Ekanayake v. Walakada Gamage Jayathissa – CA PHC/20/2014-2016

In the case between Premadasa Ekanayake (Appellant) and Walakada Gamage Jayathissa (Principal Respondent), the court addressed the propriety of the Primary Court Judge’s determination regarding the party in possession of a disputed land and the subsequent dismissal by the High Court of Galle of the revision application brought by the Appellant. The court held that the Appellant failed to establish exceptional circumstances justifying revisionary intervention, affirming the principle that revisionary jurisdiction will not be exercised in the absence of extraordinary or compelling grounds. This decision relied on statutory requirements under the Primary Court Procedure Act and established principles concerning the exercise of revisionary powers, emphasizing that evidentiary disputes and gene