Provincial Engineer vs Kumudini Shiraz – CA PHC 128/2008-2015

In the case between the Provincial Engineer, Provincial Engineer’s Office, Anuradhapura (Complainant/Respondent) and Kumudini Shiraz (Defendant/Petitioner/Appellant), the court addressed whether a Provincial Engineer possessed the authority to seek ejectment under Section 6 of the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act, and whether the premises in question constituted “Government Quarters” under the Act following constitutional devolution. The Court held that the Provincial Engineer was a competent authority to file the application, the statutory framework remained effective post-devolution in the absence of inconsistent provincial law, and the premises fell within the definition of “Government Quarters.” Orders for ejectment by the Magistrate and the High Court were affirmed, an