Kulatilake vs. Attorney General – sllr 2010 volume 1 page 212

In the case between the Plaintiff-Petitioner and the Attorney General, the court addressed whether a revision application is sustainable based on delay in deciding an appeal, specifically examining if such delay constitutes “exceptional circumstances” warranting exercise of extraordinary revisionary jurisdiction. It was held that a mere delay in the appellate process does not amount to exceptional circumstances necessary for the court’s intervention through revisional powers. The determination reaffirmed the principle that revisionary powers are invoked only in truly exceptional situations to prevent miscarriage of justice, with reliance placed on established legal authorities and precedents. The impact of the decision underscores that procedural delays, without more, are insufficient for