A.H.M. Mahsoof et al. vs K.V. Sirisena et al. – CA 381/2012-2014

In the case between A.H.M. Mahsoof and others (Special Trustees of Jumma Mosque, Moor Street, Chilaw) and K.V. Sirisena (Chairman, Rent Board of Review) and others, the court addressed the issue of whether decisions by the Rent Board regarding rent fixation and the applicability of the Rent Act could be quashed via Writ of Certiorari in light of alleged procedural improprieties and non-disclosure of material facts by the Petitioners. Ultimately, the Court held that the Petitioners had failed to make full and frank disclosure, particularly relating to prior litigation over the premises, and that this failure was fatal to their application. The principle was reaffirmed that applicants for prerogative writs must ensure full disclosure, as established by relevant Supreme Court precedents. Reli