J.R. Seneviratne vs Z.A.M. Faizal – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 238/2012-2013

The case between J.R. Seneviratne and Z.A.M. Faizal (Assistant Commissioner, Agrarian Development), among others, addressed the validity of an administrative order issued by the 1st Respondent under the authority of the Agrarian Development Office in Kegalle. The central legal issue involved the propriety of the impugned order and the due process afforded in its issuance. The court held that, following an undertaking by the 6th Respondent to conduct a fresh inquiry—explicitly delegating the task to an officer other than the 1st Respondent and ensuring due notice to all parties—the petitioner’s application was withdrawn at counsel’s request, and a pro-forma dismissal was ordered. This outcome reaffirmed the procedural principle that administrative decisions subject to challenge may be set a