L.M.D. Lalith Sagara et al. vs Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasooriya et al. – CA WRIT APP. NO. 27/2013-2013

The case between L.M.D. Lalith Sagara and other business occupants (Petitioners) and Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasooriya, Maj. Kariyawasam, Col. M.M.U. Jayaweera, Maj. Dassanayake, Urban Development Authority, J.A. Ranjith, and Gotabhaya Rajapakse (Respondents), addressed the issue of whether a writ of certiorari should be issued to quash a Sri Lanka Army decision restricting public access to business premises allocated to the petitioners. The court held that the application was based purely on factual disputes rather than legal grounds, reaffirming the principle that writ jurisdiction is not available in the absence of a legal question. Reliance was placed on the scope of writ relief under administrative law, emphasizing the necessity of establishing legal grounds for judicial intervention in cer