Manaperi Somawathie v. Buwaneswari – sllr 1990 volume 1 page 223

In the case between Manaperi Somawathie (plaintiff-respondent) and Buwaneshwari (first defendant-appellant), the court addressed whether a party who has a registered attorney on record may personally sign the notice of appeal and petition of appeal. It was determined that, under the Civil Procedure Code—specifically sections 27, 28, 754(3) and (4), and 755—once a registered attorney is on record via a filed proxy, the party must act solely through that attorney for all court proceedings, unless and until the proxy is revoked or proceedings conclude. Notices and petitions presented personally by the party, in the presence of an on-record attorney, were found to contravene these requirements. The findings established that such personally signed documents are invalid and justified dismissal o