Halgamuwa Gamage Ashan Kaveesha vs Mr. Sampath Weragoda – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 430/2017-2019

In the case between Halgamuwa Gamage Ashan Kaveesha (Minor, represented by Halgamuwa Gamage Saman Kumara) and Mr. Sampath Weragoda (Principal, Richmond College, Galle) along with additional respondents including the Director National Schools and the Secretary of the Ministry of Education, the court addressed the issue of whether a previous dismissal in a related case (SC FR 422/2017) bound the parties and necessitated the dismissal of the present application (SC FR 430/2017). It was held that, since the parties agreed to abide by the prior judgment, the current petition must also be dismissed. This outcome reaffirmed the procedural principle that parties who consent to be bound by a previous final judgment cannot maintain a subsequent petition on the same matter. The decision is grounded i