Karolis vs Wickremaratne – sllr 2008 volume 1 page 193

In Karolis v Wickremaratne, the court addressed whether a case may be dismissed when a party appears without legal representation and whether Section 87(3) of the Civil Procedure Code permits curing such default when an attorney is absent. It was determined that the petitioner, though present, was unrepresented by counsel; the refusal of a postponement and subsequent dismissal did not constitute grounds for revision, given the existence of an alternative remedy by appeal. The findings established a distinction between ex parte and inter partes orders and reaffirmed that revisionary relief is only available in the absence of an adequate alternate remedy. This approach reinforces the principle that procedural defaults must be addressed through proper statutory remedies rather than revision u