Nishan Chandima Abeywardena vs Aruna Deepada De Silva – SC RULE NO 06/2023-2024

In the case between Nishan Chandima Abeywardena, Acting Head of Air Navigation Services of Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd at Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake (Complainant), and Aruna Deepada De Silva, Attorney-at-Law (Respondent), the court addressed whether the Respondent’s conduct in connection with the handling, explanation, and enforcement of a Commercial High Court enjoining order constituted a breach of the Supreme Court (Conduct of and Etiquette for Attorneys at Law) Rules 1988, specifically Rules 60 and 61, and whether such conduct rendered the Respondent unfit to remain an Attorney-at-Law. The court determined that no evidence established any act of malpractice, deceit, or unworthy conduct on the part of the Respondent. The Rule issued against the