Yakupitiyage Gamini Wijewardana v. Kaduwela Municipal Council et al. – NO. 110/2013-2016

In the case between Yakupitiyage Gamini Wijewardana (Petitioner) and the Kaduwela Municipal Council, Gamini Gunasekara, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court considered the entitlement of the Petitioner to a writ of Mandamus compelling the allocation of a shop in a new shopping complex prior to a public tender, based on an alleged legitimate expectation. The Petitioner also sought a writ of Certiorari to quash the related tender notice. It was determined that no legal obligation arose from the document relied upon by the Petitioner, and that allocating public property without adherence to proper tender procedures would be unlawful. The holding reaffirmed that public bodies must follow established statutory procedures, including public tender, when disposing of public prope