Kulatileke v. Karunaratne and Others – sllr 1989 volume 1 page 303

In Kulatileke v. Karunaratne and Others, the court addressed whether the petitioner was entitled to leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in light of procedural shortcomings, specifically non-compliance with Rule 46 of the Supreme Court Rules. It was held that leave to appeal could not be granted due to the petitioner’s failure to provide certified copies of necessary orders and the fact that only one out of eight formulated questions of law related to the judgment of the Court of Appeal. The principle reaffirmed is that the power to grant leave to appeal is contingent on the existence of a substantial question of law directly connected to the impugned judgment, and strict adherence to procedural rules is mandatory. This decision relied on the interpretation of Rule 46 and relevant appellat