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Judgments September 2018

Date of Judgment Case No. Parties Judgment by Keywords (Laws, Provisions & terms) Legislation Document
2018-Sep-28 SC/APPEAL/183/ 2016 HallewaMudiyanselage Mangalika Jayasinghe, No. 161/2, “Sanka”, Indolamulla, Dompe. Plaintiff Vs Nanayakkarawasam Gamgodage SunethraUdeniBandara Jayasinghe, No. 237/E, Weddagala, Thiththapaththara. Defendant AND BETWEEN HallewaMudiyanselage Mangalika Jayasinghe, No. 161/2, “Sanka”, Indolamulla, Dompe. Plaintiff Appellant Vs Nanayakkarawasam Gamgodage Sunethra UdeniBandara Jayasinghe, No. 237/E, Weddagala, Thiththapaththara. Defendant Respondent AND NOW BETWEEN HallewaMudiyanselage Mangalika Jayasinghe, No. 161/2, “Sanka”, Indolamulla, Dompe. Plaintiff AppellantAppellant Vs Nanayakkarawasam Gamgodage Sunethra UdeniBandara Jayasinghe, No. 237/E, Weddagala, Thiththapaththara. Defendant Respondent Respondent HON. S. EVA WANASUNDERA PC, J
2018-Sep-28 SC/FR/290/2014 1. JPC Trade Company Ltd East Lower Block World Trade Centre, Colombo 01 2. R. Lahiru Rakshitha, Country Manager, JPC Trade Company Ltd East Lower Block World Trade Centre, Colombo 01 Petitioners Vs, 1. Mr. Jagath P. Wijeweera, Director General of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11. 1(a).Mr. Chulananda Perera, Director General of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11. 1(b).Mrs. P.S.M. Charles, Director General of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11. 2. Mr. M. Paskaran, Director of Customs (Social Protection Directorate) Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11. 2(a). Mr. Athula Lankadewa, Director of Customs (Social Protection Directorate) Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11. 3. Mr. P. Gallage, Superintendent of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs, No. 40, Main Street, Colombo 11. 4. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. Respondents HON. VIJITH K. MALALGODA, PC, J
2018-Sep-21 SC/APPEAL/184/2017 DHILMI KASUNDA MALSHANI SURIYARACHCHI No. 42/3, Thambwiliwatha Road, Piliyandala. PETITIONER VS. 1. SRI LANKA MEDICAL COUNCIL No. 31, Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10. 2. SOUTH ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE LIMTED No. 60, Suhada Mawatha, Millenium Drive, Off Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Mawatha, Malabe. Colombo. 3. LAKSHMAN KIRIELLA Minister of Higher Education and Highways, Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, Ward Place, Colombo 7. 4. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HIGHWAYS Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, Ward Place, Colombo 7. 5. THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION No. 20, Ward Place, Colombo 7. 6. DR. RAJITHA SENARATNE Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, No. 385, Ven. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, Colombo 10. RESPONDENTS AND NOW BETWEEN SRI LANKA MEDICAL COUNCIL No. 31, Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10. 1ST RESPONDENT- PETITIONER/ APPELLANT VS. DHILMI KASUNDA MALSHANI SURIYARACHCHI No. 42/ HON. PRASANNA JAYAWARDHENA, PC, J
2018-Sep-18 SC/APPEAL/73/2015 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Complainant Vs. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Jayasiri Accused And Now Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Jayasiri Accused-Appellant Vs. The Hon. Attorney-General Attorney General’s Department Colombo 12. Respondent And now Between Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Jayasiri Presently at Bogambara Prison, Kandy. Accused-Appellant-Petitioner Vs. The Hon. Attorney-General Attorney General’s Department Colombo 12. Complainant-Respondend- Respondent HON. BUWANEKA ALUWIHARE, PC, J
2018-Sep-17 SC/APPEAL/11/2014 1. Ibrahimkandu Sithy Latheefa 2. Aboobucker Jamaliya Thumma Both of Barber Road, (Valluver Road) , Pandirippu 1, Kalmunai. Plaintiffs Vs 1. Kalimuttu Valliammai (deceased) 2. Muttuvel Kamaladevi alias Pooranam, 3. Patrick Vincent alias Anton 4. Muttuvel Thaneledchumi All of Valluver Road, Pandirippu-1 Kalmunai. Defendants AND THEN BETWEEN 1. Muttuvel Kamaladevi alias Pooranam, 2. Patrick Vincent alias Anton 3. Muttuvel Thaneledchumi All of Valluver Road, Pandirippu-1 Kalmunai Defendant Appellants Vs 1. Ibrahimkandu Sithy Latheefa 2. Aboobucker Jamaliya Thumma Both of Barber Road, (Valluver Road) , Pandirippu 1, Kalmunai. Plaintiff Respondents AND NOW BETWEEN 1.Muttuvel Kamaladevi alias Pooranam, 2.Patrick Vincent alias Anton 3.Muttuvel Thaneledchumi All of Valluver Road, Pandirippu-1 Kalmunai Defendant Appellant Appellants Vs 1.Ibrahimkandu Sithy Latheefa 2.Aboobucker Jamaliya Thumma Both of Barber Road, (Valluver Road) , Pandirippu 1, Kalmunai. Plaintiff Respondent Respondents HON. S. EVA WANASUNDERA PC, J
2018-Sep-12 SC/APPEAL/1/2014 Samarasinghe Gamage Janaka Manjula No.180A, Yaya 08, Ambagaswewa, Medirigiriya. Appearing by his Next Friend. Disabled Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner Jamburegoda Gamage Thakshala No.180A, Yaya 08, Ambagaswewa, Medirigiriya. (Duly appointed Next Friend in D.C. Polonnaruwa Case No.N.L.F. 11/06) Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner-Appellant Vs. 1. Meegaskumbure Gedera Susantha Piyatissa No. 154, Yaya 09, Maha Ambagaswewa, Medirigiriya. 2. Wasalathanthrige Don Chandana No.156, Yaya 09, Maha Ambagaswewa, Medirigiriya. 3. Meegaskumbure Gedera Samantha Piyatissa No.159, Yaya 09, Maha Ambagaswewa, Medirigiriya. 4. Werallagolle Gedera Wasantha Sarath Kumara, No. 154, Yaya 09, Maha Ambagaswewa, Medirigiriya. 5. Hewa Manage Chaminda Ruwan Kumara No. 154, Yaya 09, Maha Ambagaswewa, Medirigiriya. Defendant-Appellant-Respondent-Respondents HON. SISIRA J. DE ABREW, J
2018-Sep-10 SC/CHC APPEAL/30/2006 1. C. Aloy W. Fernando, No. 43/99, Poorwarama Mawatha, Colombo 5 Plaintiff - Vs - 1. Anton Reginald Atapattu, Director, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Maligawatta Secretariat, Colombo 10. 2. M.T.K. Nagodawithana, Acting Director, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Maligawatta Secretariat, Colombo 10 3. Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, New Secretariat Building, Maligawatta, Colombo 10 4. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. Defendants AND NOW 2. M.T.K. Nagodawithana, Acting Director, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Maligawatta Secretariat, Colombo 10 2nd Defendant-Appellant 2A. Mr. S. W. Pathirana, Director General, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, New Secretariat Building, Maligawatta, Colombo 10 Substituted 2A Defendant-Appellant 2B. Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi, Director General, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, New Secretariat Building, Maligawatta, Colombo 10 Substituted 2B Defenda HON. PRIYANTHA JAYAWARDENA PC, J
2018-Sep-07 SC/FR/338/2012 K.W.S.P. JAYAWARDHANA No. 2b 9/R.N.H.S, Raddolugama. AND 24 OTHERS. PETITIONERS VS. 1. GOTABHAYA JAYARATNE Secretary, Ministry of Education, Isurupaya, Battaramulla, as at July 2012 and his successor, D.M.A.R.B. DISSANAYAKE, as at September 2013, 2. DR. DAYASIRI FERNANDO Chairman, Public Service Commission. AND 8 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AS AT JULY 2012. 11. HON. D.M.JAYARATNE Hon. Prime Minister, Colombo. AND 59 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS AS AT JULY 2012. 71. HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL Attorney General’s Department, Colombo. RESPONDENTS 1A. W.M.BANDUSENA Secretary, Ministry of Education, Isurupaya, Battaramulla. 1B. SUNIL HETTIARACHCHI Secretary, Ministry of Education, Isurupaya, Battaramulla. 2A. DHARMASENA DISSANAYAKE Chairman, Public Service Commission. , AND 8 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AS AT NOVEMBER 2015. 11A. HON. RANIL WICKREMASINGHE Hon. Prime Minister, Colombo. AND 39 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS AS AT MAY 2015. 11A. HON. RANIL WICKRE HON. PRASANNA JAYAWARDHENA, PC, J
2018-Sep-07 SC/HC CALA/134/2016 1. Nawinna Kottage Dona Lalitha Padmini 2. Wellalagodage Ganga Geeth Kumara Both of No. F41, Bandaranaikapura, Rajagiriya. Plaintiffs -Vs- 1. N.K.D. Pradeepa Nishanthi Kumari No. F43, Bandaranaikapura, Rajagiriya. 2. Dammika Weerakoon, No. F43, Bandaranaikapura, Rajagiriya. 3. National Housing Development Authority Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02. Defendants Between 1. N.K.D. Pradeepa Nishanthi Kumari No. F43, Bandaranaikapura, Rajagiriya. 2. Dammika Weerakoon, No. F43, Bandaranaikapura, Rajagiriya. Defendant – Appellants -Vs- 1. Nawinna Kottage Dona Lalitha Padmini 2. Wellalagodage Ganga Geeth Kumara Both of No. F41, Bandaranaikapura, Rajagiriya. Plaintiff – Respondents 3. National Housing Development Authority Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02. 3rd Defendant – Respondent And Now Between 1. Nawinna Kottage Dona Lalitha Padmini 2. Wellalagodage Ganga Geeth Kumara Both of No. F41, Bandaranaikapura, Rajagiriya. Plaintiff – Respondent – Petitioners -Vs- 1. N.K.D. Pradeepa Nishanthi Kumari HON. PRIYANTHA JAYAWARDENA PC, J
2018-Sep-06 SC/APPEAL/252/2014 Oliver Ranjith Samaranayake, 929/6, Kotte Road, Etul Kotte, Kotte.Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner-Appellant-Vs-1.Rajapakse Mohottige David, ( Deceased) 1A and 2. Rajapakse Mohottige Dona Nilanthi, Both of Dodangahawatte, Samanabedda, Tittapattera.Defendant-Respondent-Respondent-Respondents3.Don Nimal KarunaratneSamanabedda, Tittapattara.Added 3rdDefendant-Respondent-Respondent HON. SISIRA J. DE ABREW, J
2018-Sep-06 SC/FR/365/2012 1. Talpe Merenchige Eeasha Nanayakkara, No.139/7A, Akuregoda Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla. Petitioner Vs, 1. Sathya Hettige, Chairman 1A. Darmasena Dissanayaka, Chairman 2. Kanthi Wijetunga Member 2A. A. Salam Abdul Waid, Member 3. S.C. Mannapperuma, Member 3A. D. Shirantha Wijayatilaka, Member 4. Ananda Seneviratne, Member 4A. Prathap Ramanujam, Member 5. N.H. Pathirana, Member 5A. V. Jegarasasingam, Member 6. S. Thillai Nadarajah, Member 6A. Santi Nihal Seneviratne, Member 7. Sunil S. Sirisena, Member 7A. S. Ranugge, Member 8. A. Mohamed Nahiya Member 8A. D.L. Mendis, Member 9. I.M. Zoysa GUnsekara, Member 9A. Sarath Jayathilaka, Member 10. T.M.L.C. Senaratne, Secretary 1st to 10th Respondents all of: The Public Service Commission, No. 177, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05 11. M.I.M. Rafeek, Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, No. 09, Pilip Gunawardena Mawatha, Colombo 07 Also: The Acting Director General of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, No. 811/A, Jayanthipura Road, Battaramull HON. VIJITH K. MALALGODA, PC, J
2018-Sep-06 SC/FR/84/2017 1. Hadunnethige Amitha Saman Yuneka 2. Adhikari Dissanayakalage Sumedha Mahesh Jayarathne Both of, No. 57/108, 2nd Lane, Vidyala Mawatha, Avissawella. Petitioners Vs, 1. B.A. Abeyrathne, Principal, Royal College, Colombo. 2. L.W.K. Silva 3. R.M.I.P. Karunaratne 4. L.K. Jayathilake 5. A.G.P.A. Gunawansa 6. T.Tennakoon All members of Interview Board for Grade One Admission 2017, Royal College, Colombo. 7. A.G.N. Jayasekara 8. G.V. Jayasuriya 9. R.M. Ratnayake 10. M.H. Sunny 11. U. Malalasekara 12. Inoka Gunn All members of Appeal Board for Grade One Admission 2017, Royal College, Colombo. 13. P.N. Illapperuma, Director, National Schools, Department of Education, Ministry of Education, ‘Isurupaya’ Pelawatte, Battaramulla. 14. Sunil Hettiarachchi, Secretary, Ministry of Education, ‘Isurupaya’ Pelawatte, Battaramulla. 15. Hon. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Minister of Education, Ministry of Education, ‘Isurupaya’ Pelawatte, Battaramulla. 16. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. Respondents HON. VIJITH K. MALALGODA, PC, J
2018-Sep-05 SC/APPEAL/76/2010 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF KANDY Rev. Galboda Sumangala Thero of Asgiri Viharaya, Kandy. (Temporary trustee of Niththawela Rajamaha Viharaya, Kandy) Plaintiff Vs. Rev. Welihelathenne Somaloka Thero of Asgiri Viharaya, Kandy. (Temporary trustee of Niththawela Rajamaha Viharaya, (Kandy) Substituted Plaintiff Vs. 1. ChandasekeraWasala Mudiyanselage George Chandrasekera of 8/4 Mawilmada, Kandy. 2. ChandasekeraWasala Mudiyanselage Anuradha Chandrasekera, alias, Arty Chandrasekera of No.82, 1st Lane, Mawilmada, Kandy. 3. Rev. Arambegama Saranankara Thero of Keda Pansala , Asgiri Viharaya, Kandy. Defendants. _____________________________________________ AND BETWEEN IN THE HIGH COURT OF Central PROVINCE 1. ChandasekeraWasala Mudiyanselage George Chandrasekera of 8/4 Mawilmada, Kandy. 2. ChandasekeraWasala Mudiyanselage Anuradha Chandrasekera, alias, Arty Chandrasekera of No.82, 1st Lane, Mawilmada, Kandy. 3. Rev. Arambegama Saranankara Thero of Keda Pansala , Asgiri Viharaya, Kandy. Defendants-Appellants Vs. Rev. Welihelat HON. BUWANEKA ALUWIHARE, PC, J
2018-Sep-05 SC/FR/191/2017 1. Rohini Manel Hettiarachchi Parathalakanda, Erathne. 2. Walimuni Senaratne Mendis, 5th Post, Batathota, Kuruwita. PETITIONERS Vs. 1. Central Environmental Authority, No. 104, ParisaraPiyasa, DenzilKobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla. 2. Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, 3G-174 A, BMICH, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07. 3. Mr. Anura Satharasinghe, Conservator General of Forest, Department of Forest, Rajamalwatta Road, Battaramulla. 4. A.S.J. Godellawatta, Former Divisional Secretary of Kuruwita, Presently at Provincial Commissioner of land, Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council, New town, Ratnapura. 5. Mr. Sunil Kannangara, (Former District Secretary o Ratnapura), Currently, District Secretary of Colombo, District Secretariat, Thimbirigasyaya. 6. Hon. Attorney General, (To represent His Excellency Hon. Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Environment) Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. 7. Kuruganga Hydro (Pvt) Ltd, No. 27-02, East Tower, World Trade Centre, Echelon Square, Colombo 01. 8. Mrs. MalaniLokupa HON. BUWANEKA ALUWIHARE, PC, J