Kamkaru Sevana et al. vs. Kingsly Perera et al. – SC H.C. L.A. 86/12-2013

In the case between the Petitioners (seeking leave to appeal an interim order of the Commercial High Court) and the Respondents (challenging the procedural validity of the appeal), the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioners’ application for leave to appeal complied with the prescribed time limits and procedural requirements under Section 757(1) of the Civil Procedure Code and Act No. 10 of 1996. It was determined that the application had not been filed within the statutorily mandated 14-day period and thus warranted dismissal. The court reaffirmed the principle that statutory time limits governing appeals are to be strictly construed, and the use of permissive language such as “may” may, in the relevant context, be deemed imperative where otherwise necessary to uphold the pur