Premaratne v. Kodituwakku Arachchi – sllr 2000 volume 1 page 017

In the case between the purchaser/landlord (Plaintiff/Respondent, successor to Ceylon Insurance Corporation) and the tenant (Defendant/Appellant) along with a subtenant, the issue concerned whether a purchaser acquiring premises where subletting had occurred contrary to the Rent Act was entitled to eject both the tenant and subtenant. The holding established that the purchaser is entitled to such ejectment when subletting is unauthorized and a genuine notarially executed document attests to the subletting. The court reaffirmed the principle that unlawful subletting by the tenant, regardless of subsequent changes in ownership, enables the purchaser to seek ejectment under the Rent Act. Reliance was placed on relevant precedents confirming this entitlement, with the judgment underscoring tha