The Nedigamwila, Ikkapallama, Co-operative Society Limited vs Wijenayake Kankanamge Ariyapala – CA PHC 273/2003-2016

In the case between The Nedigamwila, Ikkapallama, Co-operative Society Limited, Ikkapallama, Tissamaharama and Wijenayake Kankanamge Ariyapala, Gangasirigama, Gonagamuwa, Tissamaharama, the court addressed whether non-compliance with procedural requirements—specifically, failure to deposit the prescribed fee for an appeal as mandated by Rule 49 (XII) (b) and failure to submit original or certified copies of required documents under Court of Appeal Rules 3(1)(a)—bars an appellant from obtaining relief against a High Court order confirming an arbitral award. The holding affirmed that strict compliance with procedural rules is mandatory and that decisions of the Registrar under Section 58 of the Cooperative Societies Law are final and not subject to further review. The decision emphasized tha