Municipal Council of Moratuwa and 2 Others vs. Hiresh Fernando – sllr 2012 volume 2 page 295

In the case between the Municipal Council of Moratuwa and others (Plaintiffs) and Hiresh Fernando (Defendant), the Supreme Court examined the proper computation of the six-week period for filing petitions for special leave to appeal under Rule 7 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1990. Key issues included whether the petitions were filed within the prescribed time and whether inclusion of extraneous material unsupported by affidavits affected their validity. The findings established that the applications were timely, as the six-week period was computed from the actual date of pronouncement of the judgment, not the date printed on the judgment, aligning with relevant statutory interpretation and precedent. It was further determined that the inclusion of unsupported materials did not render the pet