Officer-In-Charge vs Wijesingha Mudalige Gunarathna – CA PHC 122/2002-2017

In the case between Nawagamuwage Hemalatha Piyaseli Perera Jayawardana (substituted by Ruwan Wasantha Jayawardana) and Wijesingha Mudalige Gunarathna, Nisella Devage Niporis Fernando, et al., the court addressed the maintainability of an appeal following a prior final judgment in a revision application involving a dispute over a roadway. It was determined that when a matter has been adjudicated on the merits in a previous revision application (CA(PHC) Rev. Appl. No. 63/2002) and is final, a subsequent appeal on the same grounds is not maintainable. The findings established the operative authority of the doctrine of res judicata and emphasized the finality of judgments, reinforcing that relitigation of matters previously decided is precluded. The court affirmed these principles by relying o