Julinona Wijesekara et al. vs Sunil Kannangara et al. – CA NO. 441/2010-2014

In the case between Julinona Wijesekara and others (as petitioners) and Sunil Kannangara (District Secretary of Ampara) and others (as respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether a Writ of Mandamus should compel authorities to rectify alleged irregularities in the succession, nomination, and transfer of state-granted land originally held by W.H.G. Pantis. It was held that the petitioners failed to establish sufficient evidence of non-performance of public duty or clear illegality necessary for the remedy of Mandamus, reaffirming the principle that Mandamus does not issue to resolve disputed facts or allegations of forgery unsupported by conclusive proof. This decision relied on established writ jurisprudence and the Land Development Ordinance, emphasizing that the mere existence