Abeysingha Arachchige Wimalasiri Perera vs Divisional Secretary, Divisional Secretariat, Medirigiriya – 313/2010-2012

The case between Abeysingha Arachchige Wimalasiri Perera (plaintiff) and the Divisional Secretary, Divisional Secretariat, Medirigiriya, together with other respondents, addressed the issue of whether to continue writ proceedings regarding succession to a disputed land following the 1st respondent’s undertaking to hold an official inquiry. It was determined that, given this undertaking and at the petitioner’s request, the writ application proceedings should be terminated. The Court reaffirmed the principle that judicial intervention may be discontinued when a competent authority has undertaken to resolve the substantive dispute through formal inquiry. Reliance was placed on the respondent’s representation and the petitioner’s concurrence, underscoring that where an administrative resolutio