H. G. Namal Prasanga vs Pujitha Jayasundra et al. – 05/2019-2021

Brief
In the case between H. G. Namal Prasanga (Petitioner) and Pujitha Jayasundra, Inspector General of Police, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the validity of charges filed under a specific gazette notification and the propriety of a writ of certiorari to quash those charges. The case arose after the Attorney General directed both the withdrawal of existing charges and the cessation of new charges under the impugned notification. Upon these developments, the petitioner sought to withdraw the application, and the court permitted withdrawal, dismissing the application pro-forma. The decision reaffirmed the principle that, where the prosecuting authority discontinues contested criminal process, pending judicial applications relating to those charges may be withdrawn and dism