Board of Investment of Sri Lanka vs. Million Garments (Pvt) Ltd. – CA RII/08/2016-2023

In the case between the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (Respondent Petitioner) and Million Garments (Pvt) Ltd. (Petitioner Respondent), the court considered disputes arising from the cancellation of a 1992 agreement, the enforcement of an arbitral award, and subsequent challenges to a bank account seizure order through an application for restitutio in integrum. It was held that the Court of Appeal should resolve the appeal expeditiously while accounting for the outcomes of prior Commercial and Criminal High Court proceedings, including a 2020 finding of forgery, and in accordance with relevant Supreme Court directives. The principle reaffirmed emphasized the need for pragmatic realism in judicial administration and the timely delivery of justice in the presence of overlapping civil and c