Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Baby Nona vs. Kottalbadde Widanelage Dharmasiri – 395/06-2014

In the case between Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Baby Nona (Applicant/Petitioner) and the Urban Development Authority with its officials and Gunasinghe Arachchige Saman (Respondents), the court addressed whether the applicant was unlawfully ejected from disputed commercial premises without being properly served under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979, and whether the resultant Magistrate’s ejectment orders should be set aside. It was determined that proper procedures had been followed, as service of notice was effected at the address repeatedly used by the applicant, and there existed no legal tenancy between the applicant and the Urban Development Authority. Reference was made to statutory requirements under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act and established