Mr. R.B.L.E. Wijesuriya vs Mr. Raja Goonaratne – CNWRIT/92/2014-2015

In the case between R.B.L.E. Wijesuriya (Petitioner/Respondent) and Raja Goonaratne (Commissioner for National Housing) with others, involving intervenient-petitioner Rohan Ajith Senanayake, the court addressed whether the intervenient-petitioner should be permitted to intervene in a writ application concerning property at No. 43-2/2 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 07. The court held that intervention was not warranted, as the only issue before the court was the validity of the Ceiling on Housing Property Board of Review’s order, and not the disputed title or issues raised in the separate writ. The principle reaffirmed was that intervention is appropriate only where necessary for the resolution of the substantive issue and where the intervenient’s participation contributes to the main application.