Kamal Priyadarshana Pannila Vithanage v. Ms. Vayoma Paranagama et al. – CA-COC-0008/19-2021

In the case between Kamal Priyadarshana Pannila Vithanage (Petitioner) and Ms. Vayoma Paranagama, Ms. Udayani Madanayake, Mr. Shanaka De Livera, Mrs. Samanda De Livera, Mr. Priyan De Livera, and Mr. Sithumini Wijayarathne (Respondents), the Court of Appeal addressed whether it possesses jurisdiction and inherent power to set aside or revise its prior order issued by a differently constituted bench. Central to the dispute was the petitioner’s claim of having been deprived of a fair hearing due to time constraints and delayed delivery of the dismissal order, resulting in an alleged miscarriage of justice. It was held that the Court lacks jurisdiction to revise its own final order except in instances of accidental error or on a limited basis to correct injustice directly caused by court actio