Wadigamangawe and Others v. Wimalasuriya – sllr 1981 volume 1 page 287

Brief
In the case between Wadigamangawa and Others (Plaintiffs) and Wimalasuriya (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of whether an appeal from an interlocutory order in an election petition may be made under Section 82A(1)(b) of the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Order in Council, or whether the relevant provisions of the Constitution—most notably Articles 130, 128, and 127—govern the scope and procedure for such appeals. It was held that although Article 130 of the Constitution confers a broader right of appeal in election matters, the appeal must still be preferred in accordance with the prescribed procedure in the Order in Council. Due to noncompliance with the procedural requirements, the appeal was rejected. The legal principle reaffirmed is that constitutional provisions m