Wijesooriya vs. Pussedeniya, Commissioner of National Housing and Another – sllr 1983 volume 2 page 042

Brief
In the case between Wijesooriya (Petitioner) and Pussdeniya, Commissioner of National Housing and another (Respondents), the court addressed whether Rule 12(2) of the Supreme Court Rules dispensed with the requirement for filing written submissions within the fourteen-day mandate established by Rule 35(e), following the grant of Special Leave to Appeal. The findings established that the application for Special Leave should be treated as the petition of appeal for all procedural purposes, thereby requiring strict compliance with the fourteen-day filing requirement under the Supreme Court Rules. Upon failure to comply, dismissal of the appeal with costs was held mandatory. Reliance was placed on the interpretation of Supreme Court Rules, reaffirming the principle that procedural rules