Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Ziyard vs. Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka – SC F.R. APPLICATION NO. 112/2017-2023

In the case between Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Ziyard (petitioner) and various state officers, including the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and its officials (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the respondents’ administrative actions—specifically the issuance and subsequent cancellation or reissuance of land permits related to lot No. 283—had violated the petitioner’s legitimate expectation of being granted an Annual Permit and, consequently, his fundamental rights under Article 12(1) and related constitutional guarantees. The court held that the petitioner failed to establish a violation of constitutional rights, finding that neither the administrative communications nor the surrounding circumstances supported the petitioner’s assertion of a protected legitimate expectati