Lanka Broadcasters Guild (Guarantee) Limited vs M.J.K. Dissanayakke & others – CA RTI 0003-2024-2025

In the case between Lanka Broadcasters Guild (Guarantee) Limited vs M.J.K. Dissanayakke & others, the court addressed the issue of whether a third party, Lanka Broadcasters Guild, held the statutory right to intervene in an appeal under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act). It was held that the right of appeal is strictly confined to the original parties to the proceeding, and intervention by a third party is not permitted unless the right is expressly conferred by statute. The principle reaffirmed is that appeal rights under the RTI Act are statutory and must be explicitly granted; intervention applications from third parties fall outside the statutory framework. The decision relied on judicial precedents affirming that appellate rights do not extend beyond the specifically empowered pa