Roslin Gulawita and Sidda Rupage Rohana Priyantha vs. Additional Commissioner of Agrarian Development and Others – CA PHC/APN 137/12-2015

In the case between Roslin Gulawita and G.P. Simon, the court addressed whether G.P. Simon was entitled to recognition as a tenant cultivator under the Agrarian Development Act and whether the administrative process that resulted in the cancellation of a co-ownership deed conformed to natural justice and statutory requirements. The court determined that the initial administrative proceedings lawfully found Simon was not a tenant cultivator, supported by registry entries and the absence of rent payments, and the later directive for a new inquiry leading to deed cancellation was procedurally flawed. The High Court’s writs of certiorari and prohibition were upheld, confirming the protection of due process and procedural fairness in agrarian disputes. Reliance was placed on principles of admin