Namunukula Plantations Limited v Minister of Lands, et al – CA APPLICATION NO. 663/2005-2012

In the case between Namunukula Plantations Limited (Party A) and various state-related entities, including the Minister of Lands and the Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation (Party B), the court addressed whether an acquisition order under Section 38 proviso of the Land Acquisition Act was ultra vires due to an alleged lack of approval under Section 17(1) of the Southern Development Authority of Sri Lanka Act. Additionally, the court considered whether the Appellant’s failure to disclose and attach the Section 2 notice constituted suppression or misrepresentation of material facts. It was held that the acquisition complied with statutory prerequisites and that material facts had been suppressed by the Appellant. The decision reaffirmed the legal principle that full and frank disclosure i