Mallikarachchige Terashma Rashmi Perera vs Nawalage Asanka Indrajith Cooray – SC SPL/LA/40/2022-2023

In the case between Mallikarachchige Terashma Rashmi Perera (Applicant/Appellant) and Nawalage Asanka Indrajith Cooray (Respondent), the court addressed whether the Special Leave to Appeal application filed under Section 14(2) of the Maintenance Act No. 37 of 1999 was time-barred, and clarified the proper application of the Supreme Court Rules on appeals from the High Court. It was held that the Special Leave to Appeal application was filed within the applicable time period and was in compliance with the procedural rules. The principle reaffirmed is that applications for special leave to appeal from a High Court order refusing leave must be made within the prescribed 42-day period, and that Parts 1A and 1C of the Supreme Court Rules differ in their applicability, with relevant precedents a