Aladin Subasinghe v. Hon. Attorney General – CA PHC/APN/69/2020-2020

In the case between Aladin Subasinghe (Petitioner) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court considered whether an application for revision under Article 138 of the Constitution should proceed when the petitioner had already obtained relief at the High Court level and sought to withdraw the matter before the Court of Appeal. It was held that, since the counsel for the petitioner confirmed that relief had been granted by the High Court, and requested withdrawal of the application, the withdrawal was accordingly permitted. This outcome affirms procedural efficiency, emphasizing that appellate oversight need not continue where the underlying relief has already been obtained.

Menaka Wijesundera J. — The findings established that counsel for the petitioner represented that relief