Premadasa v. Wijeyawardena and Others – sllr 1991 volume 1 page 333

In the case between Premadasa (Plaintiff) and Wijeyewardena and others (Defendants), the court addressed whether the appellant, a former tenant who became an occupier following a consent decree, retained locus standi to seek a writ of certiorari against determinations concerning property vesting and the right to purchase under the Ceiling on Housing Property Law. It was held that the appellant, having lost tenant status by virtue of the consent decree, did not possess a preferential or sufficient legal interest to challenge the Commissioner’s determination. The court reaffirmed the principle that standing to seek a writ of certiorari is contingent on the applicant holding a special legal interest beyond that of a member of the public. The decision relied on the statutory language of the Ce