Bandaranaike v. De Alwis and Others – sllr 1982 volume 2 page 617

In the case between Bandaranaiake (plaintiff) and De Alwis and Others (defendants), the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the State and a third party (the Attorney‑General and A.H.M. Fowzie) should be permitted to intervene in proceedings concerning alleged personal misconduct by a judicial officer who had engaged in private financial transactions while serving on a Special Presidential Commission. The court held that intervention applications by both the Attorney‑General and Fowzie were to be refused, as the alleged conduct was of a private nature and did not involve the State. Reference was made to established precedents, including The United India Fire and General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Weinman and The Chartered Bank v. De Silva, reaffirming the principle that intervention