Rt. Rev. Dr. Cleatus Chandrasiri Perera vs Hon. Minister of Education – CA WRIT/95/2013-2016

In the case between Rt. Rev. Dr. Cleatus Chandrasiri Perera, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ratnapura, and the Hon. Minister of Education along with additional education authorities, the court addressed the propriety of issuing writs of certiorari and mandamus concerning the use and claimed divestment of KG/Ambepussa Roman Catholic Sinhala Mixed School. The court held that the Intervenient-Petitioner had not established grounds for intervention, reaffirming the principle that intervention is permissible only where a party’s direct legal interest is implicated and such interest cannot be protected elsewhere. This decision relied on standards for intervention and provisions of the Assisted Schools and Training Colleges (Supplementary Provisions) Acts, emphasizing that ownership disputes must be pu