Softlogic Finance PLC vs Shyama Udayangani Malwatta – CA CPA 152/2022-2023

In the case between Softlogic Finance PLC (Plaintiff) and several individuals including Malwatta Vidanilage Upul Chaminda and Shyama Udayangani Malwatta (Defendants), the court addressed whether revisionary jurisdiction under Article 138 of the Constitution extends to decisions of the Provincial High Court acting in its civil appellate jurisdiction. It was held that such revisionary jurisdiction does not apply, as the relevant statutes (specifically Sections 5A and 5C of Act No. 19 of 1990 as amended by Act No. 54 of 2006) and constitutional provisions grant a direct right of appeal to the Supreme Court in such cases. This decision reaffirmed the principle that appellate and revisionary powers are distinctly allocated, and the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal is statutorily limited in c