Michael Gnanamma, J. Pathiyanadan, J. Patrick vs Malcom Chandrasiri Bandara Thalwatte, The Superintendent of Troop Estate – CA PHC NO: 133/2001-2013

In the case between Michael Gnanamma, J. Pathiyanadan, and Immanuel Rotrick (as substituted for J. Patrick, deceased) of Corine Division, Troop Estate, Thalawakele (Petitioner-Appellants), and Malcolm Chandrasiri Bandara Thalwatte, Director, Cultivation Management Supervision Section, Ministry of Cultivation, and the Superintendent, Troop Estate, Thalawakele (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of rights to occupation and possession of certain premises within the Troop Estate, and the entitlement to obtain a writ of eviction upon failure to vacate the premises by an agreed date. It was held that all parties, having been represented in open court, consented to vacate the disputed premises by a stipulated deadline. The proceedings were terminated on the basis of this settlement, with