Officer in Charge, Police Station, Sigiriya vs. Imbulana Bandarage Tissa Sudarshana Perera and Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage Neil Bandara – CA PHC APN 117/2017-2023

In the case involving the Petitioner (manager of Mahakapuyaya Estate) and the 1st and 2nd Respondents (in possession of, and obstructing access to, the disputed land), the court addressed whether its revisionary jurisdiction could be invoked to set aside prior orders of the Magistrate and the High Court regarding possession under Section 66 of the Primary Courts’ Procedure Act. It was held that the Primary Courts’ Procedure Act neither permits an ordinary appeal nor allows discretionary revision except in instances of manifest injustice or exceptional circumstances. In the absence of such conditions, interference with existing orders was unwarranted. The court dismissed the revision application with costs, reaffirming the principle that revision is an extraordinary remedy for correcting su