Athapattu Mudiyanselage Priyadarshani Nishanthi Athapattu vs. Balasuriya Arachchige Mahinda Karunaratna Perera – CA RII 0077/2024-2025

This case concerns an application for Restitutio-In-Integrum and Revision filed by the Defendant-Petitioner-Petitioner against the Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent. The petitioner sought to set aside a High Court judgment and a District Court order, recall a writ of execution, restore possession, and dismiss the original action or grant leave to defend. The District Court had refused the petitioner’s show cause, making the *decree nisi* absolute, and the Civil Appellate High Court affirmed this decision. The core legal issue addressed by the Court of Appeal was its jurisdiction to review judgments or orders of the Provincial High Court. Citing a recent Supreme Court precedent, the Court of Appeal ruled that it lacked such jurisdiction, as it is exclusively vested in the Supreme Court. Conse