Gnanatilleke v. Attorney-General & Another, Sirimane v. Attorney-General & Another – 1978_79_80 volume 1 page 037

In the case of several petitioners (citizens of Sri Lanka applying for allotment of State land), including but not limited to Jayasekara and others, versus the Attorney-General and another (represented by the Government Agent), the court addressed whether an erroneous factual determination by state authorities—specifically, the conclusion that petitioners possessed land—constituted a breach of the constitutional right to equality before the law. The court held that a wrong determination of facts, if made bona fide during administrative processes regarding the allocation of limited state land, does not amount to a violation of the right to equal treatment under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. Reliance was placed on principles governing the scope of judicial review of administrative actio