Galkotuwegedara Dharmadasa vs R.P.R. Rajapaksha – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO.65/2011-2014

The case between Galkotuwegedara Dharmadasa (Petitioner) and R.P.R. Rajapaksha (Commissioner General of Lands) with others (Respondents) addressed whether the cancellation of the petitioner’s land permit was lawful under Section 110 of the Land Development Ordinance, considering both procedural and substantive aspects. The proceedings examined if the petitioner’s legitimate expectations, based on prior decisions and undertakings by the respondents, were breached, and whether a writ of mandamus should issue compelling implementation of certain undertakings. It was determined that the petitioner had failed to establish entitlement to the reliefs sought, given the evidence of unauthorized alienation, lack of disclosure of material facts, and significant delay in seeking judicial review. The p