IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Dharma S.Samaranayake, No.150/1, Moraketiya, Pannipitiya.

SC (CHC) Appeal No.60/2013 Plaintiff HC (Civil) No. 27/2008/IP Vs.

Sarasavi Publishers (Pvt) Limited, No 30, Stanley Thilakaratna Mawatha, Nugegoda. Defendant AND NOW BETWEEN Sarasavi Publishers (Pvt) Limited, No 30, Stanley Thilakaratna Mawatha, Nugegoda.

Defendant- Petitioner/Appellant Vs.

Dharma S.Samaranayake, No.150/1, Moraketiya, Pannipitiya.

Plaintiff- Respondent Before: Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC J.

P. Padman Surasena, J. and A.H.M.D. Nawaz, J.

Counsel: K.G Jinasena with D.K.V Jayanath for the Defendant-Petitioner Asoka Serasinghe with Akalanka Serasinghe for Defendant – Respondent Argued on: 29.01.2021 Decided on: 17.05.2023 Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC. J.

The defendant-appellant (“the defendant”/ “the appellant”) preferred this Appeal against the judgement dated 17^th May, 2013 of the Commercial High Court (“the High Court”).

The High Court by the said judgement recognized the plaintiff-respondent (“the plaintiff”/ “the respondent”) as the author of the book titled “ග්඿ිස්ස හ ෝටලහේ ප්඿ිස් සි්඿වාහේ fy< rgdjg bjq(cid:239) msyq(cid:239)” and went onto hold that the