W. A. Rangith Perera vs The National Housing Development Authority – CA 402/2009-2013

In the case between W. A. Rangith Perera (Plaintiff) and The National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) along with its Kandy Branch Manager (Defendants), the court addressed the entitlement of the Petitioner to writs of Certiorari and Mandamus concerning a housing unit within the Hanthana Housing Scheme. The court held that judicial intervention through prerogative writs was not warranted, given the existence of disputed facts regarding the land entitlement and the ongoing administrative processes. It was reaffirmed that writ jurisdiction is inappropriate where factual disputes predominate and where administrative delays do not evince bad faith or an absolute refusal to perform statutory duties. This decision relied on established principles governing the scope of writ jurisdiction, emp