Education Employees Co-operative Thrift and Credit Society Ltd. and Others vs. The Co-operative Employees Commission – CA WRT 0093/2018-2021

In the case between Education Employees Co-operative Thrift and Credit Society Ltd. and The Co-operative Employees Commission, the court addressed the application for Writ of Certiorari and Writ of Prohibition under Article 140 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. The court determined that, upon a motion by the Petitioners to withdraw the application and in the absence of objection or request for costs by the Respondents, the application should be dismissed. The decision reaffirmed the principle that a party is permitted to withdraw its application subject to the court’s discretion, particularly where no costs are claimed and no objection is raised by the opposing party. The proceedings were concluded with no order as to costs, establishing the procedural approach in such withdrawals under th