Rajapaksha Shilpage Thusitha Ranjana Rajapakshe alias Thusitha Aiya vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA CPA 0100/2019-2022

The case between Rajapaksha Shilpage Thusitha Ranjana Rajapakshe alias Thusitha Aiya (Accused-Appellant) and The Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo-12 (Respondent), addressed the issue of the mistaken citation of a High Court case number in appeal proceedings. The court held that the incorrect reference to “HC-83-2018” in place of the correct “HC-83-2008” required rectification, reinforcing the principle that court records must accurately reflect case identification details to avoid procedural confusion. This decision relied on the proper maintenance of judicial records and highlighted the responsibility to promptly correct administrative errors in criminal proceedings.

Menaka Wijesundara J. — In consideration of the appeal, it was determined that the High Cour