Agampodidurage Somapala alias Remiyal v. Duwage Kularathna and Others – CA PHC 131/2013-2020

In the case between Agampodidurage Somapala alias Remiyal (Appellant) and Duwage Kularathna, Fernando Rosalin, Kalinga Lisi Nona, Maddage Mahindarathna, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the revisionary jurisdiction of the High Court could be successfully invoked to set aside a Magistrate’s Order relating to land possession and the subsequent High Court affirmation. It was held that the invocation of revisionary jurisdiction requires demonstration of exceptional circumstances, which the Appellant failed to establish, thereby precluding judicial interference with the lower courts’ orders. This decision reaffirmed the principle that revisionary powers are exercised only sparingly and in exceptional cases, as recognized in established legal precedents and stat