Mohamed Muneer Yoosuf vs Lanka Marine Services (Private) Limited – CA RII/0030/2023-2024

In the case between Lanka Marine Services (Private) Limited and Mohamed Muneer Yoosuf, the court addressed whether an extraordinary remedy—Restitutio in Integrum or revision—should be granted to set aside an earlier ex parte judgment and decree, which was alleged to have been obtained amid procedural irregularities and misrepresentations regarding service and access to case records. It was determined that the petitioner’s delays, absence of evidence around inability to access the record, and prior receipt of official documentation did not justify vacating a judgment that had been duly executed. The holding established that an extraordinary remedy will not be provided where a party fails to demonstrate diligence or valid cause, reaffirming the legal principle that delays or misrepresentatio