Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka vs Messrs Jafferjee & Afferjee (Pvt) Ltd – sllr 2005 volume 1 page 089

In the case between Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (Party A) and Messrs Jaffarjee & Jaffarjee (Pvt) Ltd (Party B), the court addressed whether a writ of mandamus could compel the Bureau to furnish credit information directly to a borrower absent a request initiated by a shareholder under the Credit Information Bureau Act No. 18 of 1990 as amended. It was held that the statutory duty owed by the Bureau to provide such information arises only upon a shareholder’s request and not independently at the behest of borrowers. The holding reaffirmed that access to credit information is governed strictly by the conditions and procedures contained in Sections 6 and 7 of the Act, as amended, and that a clear legal right and public duty must exist for mandamus to issue. Significantly, as the in