Bastian and Another vs. Suludagoda and Others – sllr 2020 volume 2 page 103

In the case between Bastian and Another (Plaintiffs) and Suludagoda and Others (Defendants), the Supreme Court addressed whether an application for leave to appeal from a judgment of the Civil Appellate High Court was filed within the mandatory six-week period prescribed by Rule 7 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1990. The proceedings centered on the strict computation of this time limit and the exclusion of the date of the original judgment from said calculation. It was held that the application, filed one day after the expiration of the statutory period, was out of time. This decision reaffirmed the principle that judicial jurisdiction to entertain appeals is strictly limited by procedural rules governing timeframes. Reliance was placed on established case law and statutory interpretation emp