Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna vs. Hon. Maithripala Sirisena et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 357/2018-2020

In the case between Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna (petitioner) and former President Maithripala Sirisena, the Attorney-General, and the Election Commission, the Supreme Court addressed whether the petitioner was entitled to a Sinhala translation of a previously delivered judgment under Article 24(3) of the Constitution. The court determined that such entitlement was available only to a party or a legal representative of a party to the proceeding in question. By interpreting Articles 24(3) and 24(5) of the Constitution, it was established that the petitioner did not qualify for the requested translation, as the petitioner was neither a party to, nor the legal representative in, the original case. The petitioner’s motion was therefore rejected, reaffirming the statutory limitation governing the tr