Ratnayake v. Wijesinghe and Others – sllr 1989 volume 1 page 406

In the case between Wasantha Wijesinghe (plaintiff) and Ratnayake (1st defendant) and others, the court addressed the procedural and substantive questions surrounding the issuance and discharge of interim injunctions and enjoining orders in the context of the scholarship selection process. It was held that proceedings to discharge an enjoining order must be confined to that specific issue and should not extend to an inquiry on the interim injunction itself, except as provided by law. The findings established that the District Judge had exceeded the proper scope of inquiry by conflating these two distinct procedures. The court determined that the plaintiff’s pleadings failed to establish a sufficient prima facie case and that the relief sought was not legally justified. The decision reaffir