Muniyandi Prabakaran vs W.M.A.P.B. Wanninayaka – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 290/11-2012

In the case between Muniyandi Prabakaran (Plaintiff) and W.M.A.P.B. Wanninayaka, Divisional Secretary, Ja-ela, along with the Commissioner General of Excise and others (Defendants), the court addressed whether a Writ of Certiorari should be issued to quash the cancellation of the petitioner’s awarded tender for Waligampitya Toddy Tavern No. 02 for the year 2011 and whether related reliefs, including a Writ of Mandamus, should be granted. It was held that granting such writs would be futile, as the tender period had already lapsed at the time of the court’s consideration, reaffirming that courts will not grant ineffectual remedies where the disputed term or right has expired. This approach followed established principles on the futility of granting moot relief and underscored the petitioner