Dellaboda Radage Aron vs Dellaboda Radage Prabath Deleepa and others – CA PHC/APN/21/2021-2021

In the case between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Dellaboda Radage Prabath Deleepa, the court addressed the issue of whether a revision application to set aside a High Court judgment could be entertained where the application was filed after a significant delay, without an explanation for the delay or for failing to exercise the right of appeal, and without demonstrating an exceptional miscarriage of justice. It was held that the absence of adequate justification for the delay and the failure to use the appellate process did not warrant the exercise of revisionary powers. The principles reaffirmed emphasize that extraordinary revisionary jurisdiction should only be exercised where exceptional circumstances constituting a significant miscarriage of justice are clearly e