Jeevani Investments (Pvt) Ltd. vs Wijesena Perera – sllr 2008 volume 1 page 207

In the case between Jeevani Investments (Pvt) Ltd. and Wijesena Perera, the court addressed the issue of whether an attorney-at-law not appearing as the registered attorney in the original court is competent to initiate a relisting (or leave to appeal) application in the Court of Appeal. It was held that such applications, being original proceedings in the appellate court, may be instituted by a registered attorney other than the one on record before the initial court. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that the authority to act as a registered attorney is not restricted by prior representation at the lower court for applications commencing in the appellate jurisdiction. This decision relied upon sections 24, 27(1), and 27(2) of the Civil Procedure Code and relevant case law, emphasizing