Jayanetti v. The Land Reform Commission and Others – sllr 1984 volume 2 page 172

In the case between Jayanetti (petitioner) and the Land Reform Commission, the Minister of Agricultural Development, Research and Co-operatives, the Attorney-General, and others including Mrs. Dassanayake (respondents), the court addressed the issue of alleged violation of the fundamental right of equality under Article 12 of the Constitution. The court held that the administrative action of the Land Reform Commission, which resulted in the alienation of agricultural land to Mrs. Dassanayake rather than the petitioner, constituted unequal treatment, and declared the deed of transfer null and void. The principle reaffirmed was the protection against discrimination by executive and administrative actions, particularly under Articles 12, 17, and 126 of the Constitution, and within the statuto