Farook v. Gunawardene, Government Agent, Amparai – sllr 1980 volume 2 page 243

In the case between Farook (petitioner) and Gunewardene, Government Agent, Amparai (respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner’s claim to private ownership of the land and the allegation of being denied a fair hearing—specifically, a breach of natural justice under the audi alteram partem rule—could justify relief outside the statutory framework of the State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act, No. 7 of 1979. It was held that the Act prescribes an exclusive and specific remedy for disputes over possession of state land, limiting judicial intervention and inquiries to the scope defined within the Act. This decision reaffirmed the principle that statutory procedures regulating possession of state land must be strictly adhered to, referencing legislative intent and pre