Chitra Weerakkoon & Another vs. Hon. Jeewan Kumaratunga & Others – SC APPEAL NO 166/2012-2024

In the case between Chitra Weerakkoon and D.M.W. Kannangara (Petitioners) and Hon. Jeewan Kumaratunga, the Divisional Secretary, Secretary, Bandaragama Pradeshiya Sabhawa, and others (Respondents and Intervenient Parties), the court addressed whether the intervenient petitioner-appellant should be allowed to intervene in a pending Writ Application, specifically considering the validity of setting aside an earlier Court of Appeal order (dated 22-11-2021) which refused such intervention. The holding confirmed that, given the present consent of all parties, the previous order should be pro forma set aside and intervention permitted, establishing that party consent and procedural fairness can justify setting aside earlier procedural refusals in writ proceedings. Reference was made to procedura