Dhammika Chandratileke v. Susantha Mahes Moonesinghe – sllr 1992 volume 2 page 303

In the case between Mrs. Dhammika Chandratileke (Party A) and Susantha Mahes Moonesinghe, Attorney-at-Law (Party B), the court addressed the issue of professional misconduct involving deceit and criminal breach of trust by an attorney in the course of a financial transaction. The holding determined that the attorney was unfit to practise due to fraudulent conduct, requiring removal from office and being struck off the roll in accordance with Section 42(2) of the Judicature Act. The court reaffirmed that disciplinary jurisdiction may be exercised against legal practitioners for proven misconduct without the necessity of a criminal conviction, upholding the principle that public trust and integrity in the legal profession must be strictly maintained. Reliance was placed on the established fa