Manawadu v. Officer In Charge, Police Station Udapussellawa and Another – sllr 1985 volume 2 page 261

In the case between Manawadu (Plaintiff) and Officer-in-Charge, Police Station Udapussellawa and another (Defendant), the court examined whether an application for revision should be allowed regarding the confiscation of a lorry under the amended Forest Ordinance (Act No. 13 of 1982). It was held that the application for revision could not be sustained, reaffirming the principle that where the statute expressly removes the right to show cause, confiscation may follow automatically upon conviction. The decision was based on the interpretation of the Forest Ordinance as amended, underscoring that statutory withdrawal of an opportunity to show cause does not, in such circumstances, violate the principles of natural justice.

Siva Selliah J. — The findings reviewed the facts involving the tra