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Wellington J.P. Rajapaksha & Others Vs. Jayatilleke, Director General of Customs & Others [C. A. (Writ) 2014/2004 Decided on 08.06.2020]Download Judgement by Janak De Silva J, N. Bandula Karunarathna J agreeing. Scope of powers of DGC under Section 163 of the CO, whether he can set aside a forfeiture; Section 2 of

Regnis Lanka PLC Vs. M. M. Arthur Silva Deputy Director of Customs & Others [Case No. CA (Writ) 252/2015 decided on 29.05.2020]Download Judgement by Janak De Silva J, N. Bandula Karunarathna J agreeing. Appreciates the scope and ambit of the words "shall be forfeited" and "liable to forfeiture" in the Customs Ordinance;

Ace Distriparks (Private) Limited Vs. Dr. Neville Goonawardana Director General of Customs & Others [Case No. CA (Writ) 195/2012, decided on 29.05.2020] Download Judgement by Janak De Silva J, N. Bandula Karunarathna J agreeing. Sections 12, 44, 57, 59, 107,130 of the Customs Ordinance; Contraband goods; difference between "forfeiture" and "liable to

Angelo Sebastian Pereira vs. AG [CA 810/99F] Download BEFORE A.H.M.D. Nawaz,J. Basheer Ahamed with A.A.M.Illiyas, Sanjaya Wilson Jayasekera, Tharindu Sampath Rathnayaka and Suhadini S. Punchihewa for the Plaintiff-Appellant Vikum de Abrew SDSG with Yuresha Fernando SSC for the Defendant-Respondent Decided on 20.12.2019 "Any person in Sri Lanka or resident in Sr Lanka must be interpreted