Nagananda Kodituwakku vs D.M.S. Dissanayake, Former Chairman, Consumer Affairs Authority(CAA) and others – CA CASE NO WRT/0609/21-2025

In Nagananda Kodituwakku (General Secretary, Vinivida Foundation) v. D.M.S. Dissanayake, Former Chairman, Consumer Affairs Authority and others, the court addressed the issue of whether a person who is subject to a prior Supreme Court order prohibiting the filing of public interest litigation in a personal capacity could maintain such litigation by using an alternative title or capacity. The application was dismissed, with it being determined that the prohibition attached to Mr. Kodituwakku applied regardless of the capacity described in the petition, reaffirming the principle that disqualification imposed by a judicial order cannot be circumvented by nominal distinctions. Reliance was placed on the binding effect of Supreme Court orders and relevant precedent, emphasizing that parties bou