Kamalawathie and Others vs. Fernando and Another – sllr 2005 volume 2 page 349

In the case of Kamalawathie and Others (Plaintiff/Petitioners) vs. Fernando and Another (Defendant/Respondents), the court addressed whether a petitioners’ application in revision may permit intervention after an ex-parte judgment and decree have been entered. It was concluded that such intervention is not permissible, reaffirming that the execution of decrees and resistance thereto are matters for the judgment creditor as stipulated under sections 18 and 325–327 of the Civil Procedure Code. The ruling further established that the Court of Appeal’s revisionary jurisdiction is limited and does not extend to circumstances where no exceptional basis or miscarriage of justice is demonstrated. This position is supported by cited precedents, and it was emphasized that parties not originally pres