Swarna Bhoomie Govi Sanvidanaya v. The Secretary, Ministry of irrigation and Water Resources Management – CA WRIT 91/2013-2013

In the case between Swarna Bhoomie Govi Sanvidanaya (Swarna Bhoorni Farmer Organization), Pulagaswewa, Eppawala, and others (petitioners), and the Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, Colombo, and others, including the Mahaweli Authority (10th respondent) (respondents), the court addressed the resolution of a dispute regarding the management and restoration of the Kalugaswewa tank. It was determined that the proceedings could be concluded by formal settlement based on mutually agreed terms — restoration of the tank’s original spill level, demarcation of the tank reservation by the Survey General, and removal of unauthorized occupants from the high flood level area. This holding reaffirmed the legal principle that parties may settle administrative and property