Madduma Achariyage Dayaratna alis Paulis v. Mahinda De Silva – CA 1311/98-2017

In the case between Madduma Achariyage Dayaratna alias Paulis (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Mahinda De Silva (Defendant/Respondent), the court examined the validity of the notice and petition of appeal filed on behalf of the Plaintiff/Appellant, specifically whether these documents were signed by the attorney-on-record and whether a proxy empowering new attorneys had been properly recorded in compliance with the Civil Procedure Code. The objection was raised on procedural grounds, focusing on the strict requirements under Section 27(2), Section 91, and Section 755 of the Civil Procedure Code, which regulate the revocation of proxies and the formal role of attorneys in filing court documents. The court concluded that the absence of a recorded order revoking the prior attorney’s proxy and the un