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Court of Appeal, to entertain an application in Revision from an order made by the High Court under Art. 154 p(4)b.
the quit notice as the estate had vested in a Public Company.
Respondents application. Thereafter the Respondent-Petitioner (Competent Authority) moved in Revision.
in terms of Art. 154p(6).
jurisdiction of the High Court of the Provinces is found in Art. 154 p(3) (b).
the provisions of the Constitution or of any law.
assert it as a right. Revision is available unless it is restricted by the constitution or any other law."
Applications. The Supreme Court rules set out the procedure for making Revision applications.
APPLICATION in Revision from the Order of the Provincial High Court of the Central Province.
1. Martin v. Wijewardena - 1989 2 Sri LR 40.
2. Malegoda v. Joachim - 1997 - 1 Sri LR 88.
3. Thameena v. Koch - 72 NLR 192.
4. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation v. De Silva - 1981 2 SLR 228.
5. Guanaratne v. Thambinayagam - 1993 2 Sri LR 359.
6. Mariam Bee Bee v. Seyed Mohamed - 68 NLR 36.
7. Abeygunawardena v Setunga - 1997 - 1 Sri LR 67.
8. Weragama v Eksath Lanka Wathu Kamkaru Samithiya - 1984 1 SLR 293.
9. Somawathie v Madawela - 1983 - 2 SLR 15.
10. Attorney General v Podi Singho - 51 NLR 388.
11. Potman v I. P Dodangoda - 74 NLR 115.
R. K. W Gunasekera with Ms. Shiranthi Jayatilake for Petitioner.
Estate was never transferred to Maturata Plantations. Hence the ownership is with the State.
the Petitioner's application and set aside the quit notice issued by the Respondent.
Being aggrieved by the order of the learned High Court Judge of the Central Province the Respondent moved in Revision.
High Court made under Article 154 P (4) (b).
Petitioner in terms of a quit notice under Government Quarters Recovery of Possession Act No. 7 of 1969 as amended.
jurisdiction of the High Court of the Provinces is found in Article 154 P (3) (b).
The power to issue writs are provided in Article 154 P (4).
The main contention of Mr. Anil Silva was that the right of appeal or revision must be specially provided for. InMartinv.
governed by several statutory provisions in various legislative enactments."
"this reasoning would apply with equal force to conferment of jurisdiction of the High Court established by Article 154 P."
jurisdiction to hear appeals but does not create a corresponding right in any person to invoketheappellatejurisdiction.
Right of appeal is a statutory right and must be expressly created and granted by Statute.
examination of the record in a Labour Tribunal by way of Revision."
Appeal in accordance with Article 138."
An examination of Article 154 P (6) would show that it only provides for an appeal to the Court of Appeal.
committed by this Court itself, in order to avoid miscarriage of justice."
statutory right and must be expressly createdandgrantedbystatute.ItwascontendedbyCounselinGunaratnev.
therefrom to the Supreme Court with the leave of the High Court or the Supreme Court first had and obtained."
Kulatunga, J. observed that"he has no difficulty in accepting the submission, that Section 9imposessuchalimitation.
orders of the High Court."
"Conceptually the expression appellate jurisdiction includes powers in appeal and revision."
for that jurisdiction to be reduced or transferred by ordinary law..."
revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal over orders of the High Court.
suits, actions, prosecutions, matters and things of which such High Court may have taken Congnizance.
para 3 (b), 3 (c) or 4 may appeal therefrom to the Court of Appeal."
to avoid miscarriage of justice."
"where there is a positive miscarriage of justice in regard either to the law or to the judges appreciation of the facts."
appeal has been disposed of Potman v. L P. Dodangoda(11).
application only seeks the indulgence of Court to remedy a miscarriage ofjustice.Hedoesnotassertitasaright.
as observed by Mark Fernando, J. in Weragama (Supra).
from the observations of Tennakoon, J. for the reason that Labour Tribunal is not a Court.
indication that revision is not available against such orders.
Procedure Code confer power on the Court of Appeal to call for the records of the District CourtsandMagistrate'sCourts.
Rule, the Court of Appeal can exercise its revisionary jurisdiction even without calling for the record.
Court is an exceptional circumstances why the petitioner is seeking the indulgence of Court to act in Revision.
question of law was involved I make no order for costs.
AMARATUNGE, J. - I agree.

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