A. P. Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe vs. Jagath Balapatabendi and others – SC APPEAL 29/2022-2023

In the case between A. P. Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe (Plaintiff) and the Public Service Commission officials including Jagath Balapatabendi, Indrani Sugathadasa, V. Sivagnanasothi, and the Hon. Attorney General (Defendants), the Supreme Court considered whether the Court of Appeal had the jurisdiction to grant leave to appeal from an interlocutory order. The central issue addressed was the distinction between final and interlocutory orders and the proper exercise of appellate jurisdiction as per Articles 105, 127, and 128 of the Constitution. Upon evaluation of legal precedents and statutory interpretation, it was established that the order granted by the Court of Appeal was interlocutory in nature, and only the Supreme Court held the authority to grant Special Leave to Appeal in such i