Upul Jayasuriya vs Senarath Pathirannahelage Ratna Prabath Senanayake, Assistant Manager, Sri Lanka Savings Bank Limited – CA COC 0006/2021-2023

In the case between Nature Resort (Private) Limited and Pramuka Savings and Development Bank Ltd, Pramuka Holdings Limited, Sri Lanka Savings Bank Ltd, with petitioner Upul Jayasuriya and respondent Senarath Pathirannahelage Ratna Prabath Senanayake, the issue concerned whether the respondent’s affidavits containing allegedly deliberate false statements constituted contempt of court. The court held that issuing a summons for contempt in relation to the alleged false statements would prejudice the ongoing trial court proceedings focused on land boundary determinations. Jurisdictional analysis emphasized the respective roles of the Court of Appeal and trial court in adjudicating such matters. The application for contempt was dismissed, reaffirming that the trial court remains the appropriate