Collettes Ltd. v. Bank of Ceylon – sllr 1982 volume 2 page 514

In Collettes Ltd (Plaintiff-petitioner) v. Bank of Ceylon (Defendant-respondent), the court addressed the interpretation of the term “question of law” under Article 128(1) of the Constitution, specifically focusing on the criteria for determining when such a question attains the dimension of being “substantial” and thereby qualifies for appellate review. It was held that not every legal question raised in an appeal meets the threshold of being substantial; such a question must be of general importance, involve serious legal doubt, and materially impact the rights of the parties. The court relied on precedents, including Chunilal Metha v. Century Spg. & Mfg. Co. Ltd., and clarified that the identified principle aims to prevent frivolous appeals while enabling genuine legal issues of signifi