The Surveyors’ Institute of Sri Lanka vs. The Surveyor General – SC APPEAL 86/2021-2024

In the case between The Surveyors’ Institute of Sri Lanka and the Surveyor General, the Secretary of the Ministry of Lands and Land Development, and others, the court addressed the interpretation of legal issues concerning the consolidation and disposition of multiple appeals arising from previously adjudicated proceedings under Article 128(2) of the Constitution. It was held that the appeal in SC Appeal No.86/2021 is allowed and each party shall bear its own costs. The decision confirmed that proper consolidation had been effected and clarified cost responsibility without disturbing the underlying legal determinations. Reliance was placed on the consolidated judgment previously pronounced in SC Appeal No.85/2021. The ruling reaffirms the principle that consolidated proceedings must be cle