Bakmeewewa, Authorised Officer of People’S Bank v. Konarage Raja – sllr 1989 volume 1 page 231

In the case between BAKMEEWEWA, Authorised Officer of People’s Bank (Plaintiff) and KONARAGE RAJA (Defendant), the court addressed whether the District Court possessed jurisdiction under sections 72(7) and 72(8) of the Finance Act to issue an order for delivery of possession of premises and if a right of appeal or stay of execution existed for such an order. It was held that no right of appeal exists for orders made under the special jurisdiction granted by the Finance Act for summary execution of possession, as no statutory provision expressly permits such an appeal. The principle was reaffirmed that special summary execution procedures under the Act preclude appellate intervention absent explicit legislative authority. This decision relied upon statutory interpretation of the Finance Act