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Judgments December 2014

Date of Judgment Case No. Parties Judgment by Keywords (Laws, Provisions & terms) Legislation Document
2014-Dec-19 SC (CHC) Appeal No. 38/2010 Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka No. 110, Norris Canal Road Colombo 10 Plaintiff Vs. Randenigala Distilleries Lanka (Private) Limited No. 162, Rajagiriya Road, Rajagiriya Defendant AND NOW In the matter of an appeal in terms of section 5 and 6 of the High Court of Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No.10 of 1996 read with Chapter LVIII of the Civil Procedure Code Randenigala Distilleries Lanka (Private) Limited No. 162, Rajagiriya Road, Rajagiriya Defendant-Appellant Vs Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka No. 110, Norris Canal Road Colombo 10 Plaintiff-Respondent
2014-Dec-17 SC APPEAL No. 125/2010 Nandasena Wickramasekara Rajapaksha, No. 51, New Town, Kataragama. DEFENDANT - APPELLANT - APPELLANT -Vs- 1. Wanniarachchi Kankanamalage Temawathie, 2. Wanniarachchi Kankanamalage Julie Nona, Both of No. 104, Old Buttala Road, Kataragama. PLAINTIFFS – RESPONDENTS - RESPONDENTS
2014-Dec-17 SC Appeal No. 193/2011 K. Mary Margret Fernando of Thopputhota, Waikkal. Substituted-Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner-Appellant -Vs- 1. Beeta de Silva of Guest House and Hotel, Anuradhapura. 2. L. Sarathchandra de Silva, Assistant Manager, Guest House and Hotel, Anuradhapura Defendants-Appellants-Respondents-Respondents
2014-Dec-17 SC Appeal 96/2011 Jayantha Liyanage Petitioner-Appellant Vs Commissioner of Elections Election Secretariat No.2, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya Respondent-Respondent
2014-Dec-17 SC (CHC) Appeal No. 29/2003 Gamini Ranasinghe, No. 27, Kandawala Road, Ratmalana. PLAINTIFF - APPELLANT -Vs- Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited, No. 21, Bristol Street, Colombo 01. DEFENDANT - RESPONDENT
2014-Dec-17 SC CHC APPEAL 53/2006 1. Nihal Seneviratne, No. 22, Mile Post Avenue, Colombo 03. 2. Jeevana Priyantha Seneviratne, No. 11/1, Mahanuga Gardens, Colombo 03. DEFENDANTS - APPELLANTS -Vs- State Bank of India, No. 16, Sir Baron Jayatilaka Mawatha, Colombo 01. PLAINTIFF - RESPONDENT
2014-Dec-17 SC [FR] Application 637 / 2009 1. Lake House Employees Union 2. B.M.D. Athula, President 3. Dharmasiri Lankapeli, General Secretary All of Lake House Employees Union, 35, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10. PETITIONERS -Vs- 1. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd, No.35, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10. 2. B. Padmakumara, Chairman / Managing Director. 3. Captain P. B. L. Silva, Deputy Security Manager, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd, No.35, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10. 4. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12. RESPONDENTS
2014-Dec-17 SC/HCCA/L.A Case No. 279/2012 M. Tudor Danister Anthony Fernando No. 475, Colombo Road, 3rd Kurana Negombo. Plaintiff Vs. Rankiri Hettiarachchige Fredie Perera No. 587/10, Colombo Road, 3rd Kurana, Negombo. Defendant AND BETWEEN Rankiri Hettiarachchige Fredie Perera No. 587/10, Colombo Road, 3rd Kurana, Negombo. Defendant-Appellant Vs. M. Tudor Danister Anthony Fernando No. 475, Colombo Road, 3rd Kurana Negombo. Plaintiff-Respondent AND NOW BETWEEN M. Tudor Danister Anthony Fernando No. 475, Colombo Road, 3rd Kurana Negombo. Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner Vs. Rankiri Hettiarachchige Fredie Perera No. 587/10, Colombo Road, 3rd Kurana, Negombo. Defendant-Appellant-Respondent
2014-Dec-15 SC Appeal No. 03/2012 1. Flexport (Pvt) Limited of No. 127, Jambugasmulla Road, Nugegoda 2. Puwak Dandawe Narayana Nandadasa of No. 127, Jambugasmulla Road, Nugegoda 3. Mallika Devasurendra of No. 127, Jambugasmulla Road, Nugegoda Defendants-Appellants-Petitioner Vs. Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited of No.21, Bristol Street, Colombo 01 and having a branch office and/or a place of business called and known as the “Wellawatte Branch” at No. 343, Galle Road, Mount Lavinia. Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent
2014-Dec-15 SC APPEAL 10/2009 Saranguhewage Garvin De Silva, 36/1, Old Kesbewa Road, Nugegoda. PETITIONER-APPELLANT -Vs- 1. Lankapura Pradeshiya Sabha, Talpotha. 2. Chairman, Lankapura Pradeshiya Sabha, Talpotha. 3. W.A.J.C. Fernando, BOP 398 (near Patunugama Junction), Abeypura, Pulasthigama. 4. Rev. Fr. Ranjith de Mel, Our Lady of Rosary Church, Palugasdamana, Polonnaruwa. RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS
2014-Dec-12 SC Appeal 5/2011 1. Shelton Upali Paul 1st Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent- Respondent-Petitioner-Appellant 2. KKPS Silva (Deceased) Neelawathura Walawe Premawathi Party substituted for the deceased 2nd Plaintiff- Respondent-Respondent-Respondent- Petitioner-Appellant Vs EG Dayananda Defendant-Petitioner-Petitioner- Petitioner-Respondent-Respondent
2014-Dec-10 SC Appeal No. 33/2012 Peoples’ Bank, Head Office, 12th Floor, Sri Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02. Respondent – Appellant- Petitioner Vs. H.L. Ariyapala No. 85/2, Bandarawela Road, Badulla. Applicant-Respondent-Respondent
2014-Dec-10 SC Spl LA No. 198/2011 Jeneeta Martel Loren Perera Nee Cooray, No. 8 Block M, Government Flats, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4 Plaintiff Vs. 1. Francis Rajeev Perera 2. Rexy Alfred Perera 3. Reginold Perera 4. Mary Violet Perera (deceased) 4(a) Princy Priyadarshanie 5. Henry Leonard Perera, All at No. 1600, Cotta Road, Colombo 08. Defendants And between Jeneeta Martel Loren Perera Nee Cooray, No. 8 Block M, Government Flats, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4 Plaintiff-Appellant Vs 1. Francis Rajeev Perera (Deceased) 1(a) Weerasinghe Arachchige Amarawathie, 2. Rexy Alfred Perera (Deceased) 2(a) Karunawathie Ranasinghe 3. Reginold Perera (Deceased) 3(a) M.W. Dharmawathie 4. Mary Violet Perera (Deceased) 4(a) Princy Priyadarshanie 5. Henry Leonard Perera, (Deceased) 5(a) Bopitiya Gamage Kapila Dilhan Perera, All at No. 1600, Cotta Road, Colombo 08. Defendant-Respondents And Now Between 1(a) Weerasinghe Arachchige Amarawathie, 2(a) Karunawathie Ranasinghe 3(a) M.W. Dharmawathie 4(a) Princy Priyadarshanie 5. Henry Leonard Perera All at No. 1600, Cotta
2014-Dec-09 SC Appeal No.212/12 Dissanayake Gamini Ratnasiri Applicant Vs Sri Lanka Ports Authority Respondent AND Sri Lanka Ports Authority Respondent-Petitioner Vs Dissanayake Gamini Ratnasiri Applicant-Respondent AND NOW BETWEEN Dissanayake Gamini Ratnasiri Applicant-Respondent- Petitioner-Appellant Vs Sri Lanka Ports Authority Respondent-Petitioner- Respondent-Respondent
2014-Dec-03 S.C. Appeal No. 79/2006 1. Yuni Motors (Pvt.) Ltd., No. 105, New Bullers Road, Colombo 4. 2. Yasasiri Kasturiarachchi, Chairman/Managing Director, Yuni Motors (Pvt) Ltd., No. 34, Vajira Road, Colombo 5. PETITIONERS Vs. 1. S.A.C.S.W. Jayatillake Director General of Excise (Special Provisions), 3rd Floor, Bristol Street, Paradise Building, Colombo 1. 2. Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Colombo 1. 3. The Attorney General, Attorney General‟s Department, Colombo 12. RESPONDENTS AND NOW BETWEEN 1. Yuni Motors (Pvt) Ltd., No. 105, New Bullers Road, Colombo 4. 2. Yasasiri Kasturiarachchi, Chairman/Managing Director, Yuni Motors (Pvt) Ltd., No. 34, Vajira Road, Colombo 5. PETITIONER – PETITIONERS Vs. 1. S.A.C.S.W. Jayatilleke, Director General of Exercise, (Special Provisions) 3rd Floor, Bristol Paradise Building, Colomnbo 1. 2. Sarath Amunugama, Former Minister of Finance, Ministry of Public Administration, Independence Square, Colombo 7. 3. The Attorney General, Attorney – General‟s Department, Colombo 12. RESPON