Balasingham Mylooran vs Jeyachandra Paranitharan and 1 Other – CA CPA/0050/2023-2024

In the case between Balasingham Mylooran (petitioner) and Jeyachandra Paranitharan (1st respondent), with Ananda Ganesa Sharma (intervenient respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner proved possession of the disputed land within the statutory two-month timeframe as required under Section 68 of the Primary Courts Procedure Act No. 44 of 1979, and whether any exceptional circumstances justified the exercise of the Court’s revisionary powers to disturb prior determinations. The application was dismissed upon the finding that the petitioner failed to establish possession during the relevant period, reaffirming the principle that revisionary jurisdiction is to be exercised only in the presence of exceptional circumstances. Reliance was placed on relevant legislative p