Green Lanka Shipping Limited v. Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Limited – SC HC/LA/40/2018-2021

In the case between Green Lanka Shipping Limited and respondents including Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Limited, Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC, and G.J David (Liquidator), the court addressed the procedural validity of a Leave to Appeal Application concerning the winding-up order of the company. The court held that defects in the execution of the proxy, the failure to designate all necessary parties as required by Supreme Court Rule 28(5), and issues relating to the authority of the affiant rendered the application fatally flawed. The principle reaffirmed is that strict compliance with procedural requirements for proxies and party designation is mandatory for the invocation of appellate jurisdiction in company winding-up matters. This decision relied on the Supreme Court Ru