H.P. Prasanna Suranjan Pushpakumara vs L.D.M. Sumathipala et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 266/2016-2016

In the case between H.P. Prasanna Suranjan Pushpakumara and L D.M. Sumathipala (Divisional Secretary, Buttala), among other respondents, the court addressed the legality of an eviction order issued by a Divisional Secretary. It was determined that no authority existed for the Divisional Secretary to issue the eviction order as claimed by the petitioner, given the assertion that the land belonged to the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA). However, the petitioner failed to provide documentary evidence of NHDA ownership or of having obtained title from the NHDA. The eviction order itself described the disputed land as state property on all boundaries. The application was further weakened by the significant delay of over a year and eight months in approaching the Court of Appeal. Th