Saludin Mohemmed Akbar vs. Hon. Attorney General and others – CA PHC/APN/CPA/118/2022-2022

In the case between Saludin Mohemmed Akbar and the Hon. Attorney General (Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12) with other accused parties, the court addressed the issue of whether a revisionary application, challenging a High Court forfeiture order under statutes concerning misappropriation of state funds and the Offenses Against Public Property Act, established a prima facie case warranting the issuance of formal notice to the respondents. It was held that the petitioner’s application met the threshold for further inquiry, emphasizing that the preliminary evidentiary burden had been satisfied in accordance with prevailing legal standards. The judgment reaffirms the principle that preliminary judicial intervention is justified where procedural fairness or the right to be heard is all