Dr. Lakshman Lucian de Silva Weerasena v. Jayantha Attanayake and Mrs. Ratnamalie Maitipe Attanayake – SC RULE 14/2000-2023

In the case between Dr. Lakshman Lucian de Silva Weerasena (Plaintiff) and Jayantha Attanayake (1st Respondent), the court addressed whether the 1st Respondent, an Attorney-at-Law, engaged in deceitful conduct and a breach of professional ethics during several property transactions involving Deeds Nos. 705, 706, 707, 726, and 2428. It was held that the 1st Respondent was culpable of fraudulent actions and breach of professional duties under Section 42(2) of the Judicature Act No. 2 of 1978, and Rules 60 and 61 of the Supreme Court (Conduct and Etiquette for Attorneys-at-Law) Rules 1988, warranting removal from the Roll of Attorneys-at-Law. This decision reaffirmed the principle that legal practitioners must maintain uncompromised integrity and good conduct, with findings supported by testi