Ubaya Narayanage Chandrani Charlotte and Kotte Acharige Shantha Kumara v. Kotte Acharige Anura Sarath Kumara – CA TR/08/2017-2017

In the case between Ubaya Narayanage Chandrani Charlotte and Kotte Acharige Anura Sarath Kumara, the court addressed whether the conduct of the District Judge of Kaduwela—particularly the order for pre-payment of costs when fixing the trial—constituted sufficient grounds under Section 46 of the Judicature Act to justify transferring the ongoing case to another court. The court determined that the circumstances raised by the plaintiff-petitioners, including the cost order and the sequence of procedural events, were insufficient to undermine confidence in the fairness or impartiality of the District Judge. As a result, the court refused to issue notice, reaffirming the principle that judicial orders for costs or case management decisions, taken in context and absent specific evidence of bias