Sooriyage Sujith Chaminda Kumara Vs. Malwatte Valley Plantations – SC HC LA 101/24-2025

In the matter of Sooriyage Sujith Chaminda Kumara and Malwatte Valley Plantations, the court addressed the issue of whether the High Court Judge, in the impugned judgment, arrived at a correct and specific finding, definitively decided the Appeal, and incorporated findings correctly. The court held that the High Court’s judgment was incoherent, unclear, and contained counter-findings against both parties, rendering it meaningless. This decision led to the setting aside of the High Court’s judgment and the remittal of the case for a fresh hearing, reaffirming the principle that appellate judgments must be clear, coherent, and definitive. The appeal was allowed, with parties bearing their own costs.

YASANTHA KODAGODA, PC, J. – Leave to Appeal was granted to consider whether the High Court