Kaluthanthrige Dona Jayaseeli vs. Kaluthanthirige Dona Dayawathi and others – SC APPEAL NO. 29/2016-2019

In the case between Kaluthanthrige Dona Jayaseeli (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Kaluthanthirige Dona Dayawathi, Kaluthanthirige Dona Karunawathi, Kaluthanthirige Don Karunadasa, 3A. U.A. Chandrawathie, and others (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the High Court of the Western Province holden in Colombo possesses appellate and revisionary jurisdiction over matters arising from the District Court of Homagama. It was held that any High Court situated within the province, including the one in Colombo, is vested with jurisdiction to hear appeals and revision applications pertaining to District Courts within the province. This legal determination relied on the interpretation of Section 5A(1) of the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 (