W.S.B.S. Fernando, Registrar of the Court of Appeal vs Wickramage Don Dharmasiri Karunaratne – SC RULE NO 16/2023-2025

In the case between the Registrar of the Court of Appeal (Complainant) and Wickramage Don Dharmasiri Karunaratne (Respondent), the court addressed whether the Respondent, an Attorney-at-Law, engaged in intentionally deceitful, unlawful, and improper conduct by misrepresenting his identity and tampering with official judicial records. It was determined that the Respondent unlawfully obtained a court case record using a false name, removed pages from the record, and made efforts to conceal these actions. The evidence, which included multiple eyewitness testimonies, established that the Respondent’s conduct constituted a violation of the Supreme Court Conduct and Etiquette Rules and Section 42(2) of the Judicature Act. Removal from the roll of Attorneys-at-Law was ordered, reaffirming the pri