Jayasinghe v. Seethawakapura Urban Council and Others – sllr 2003 volume 3 page 040

The case between Jayasinghe and Seethawakapura Urban Council and Others addressed the validity of a removal notice issued under Section 84(1) of the Urban Councils Ordinance for unauthorized structures located within an area designated as a “development area” under the Urban Development Authority Law. It was determined that, once such an area is declared, any development activity requires a permit from the appropriate statutory authority established under the UDA Law, and regulatory actions must be executed exclusively by that authority. The removal notice was quashed for being issued by a body lacking delegated legal authority. Reliance was placed on the proper statutory interpretation of the Urban Councils Ordinance and UDA Law, underlining the principle that the lawful exercise of statu