Sivanu Sinnasamy and Others vs. Divisional Secretary, Manmunai North, Batticaloa – CA PHC 37/2008-2008

In the case between Sivanu Sinnasamy and others (Petitioners/Respondents) and the Divisional Secretary, Manmunai North, Batticaloa and others (Respondents/Appellants), the court addressed whether the Provincial High Court possessed jurisdiction to issue writs of Certiorari and Prohibition concerning disputed land, in the context of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and the classification of the land as State Land. The findings established that the Respondents/Appellants failed to prove the land in question was State Land, making the assumption of jurisdiction by the High Court proper. The prior High Court decision was upheld, confirming that Central Government’s control of State Land requires clear establishment before jurisdictional bars apply. Reliance was placed on relevant constit