Diyawattegedara Gunawtahie vs. Gallinda Wattegedara Gunapala – 1039/2008-2008

In the case between Diyawattegedara Gunawtahie (Petitioner/Respondent-Appellant-Petitioner) and Gallinda Wattegedara Gunapala (Respondent/Applicant-Respondent-Respondent), the court addressed whether succession to the tenancy of business premises by claiming partnership with a deceased tenant was lawful under Sections 36(1) and 36(2)(c)(ii) of the Rent Act No. 7 of 1972. It was held that the business partner was entitled to succeed to the tenancy, and the writ of certiorari could not be issued to quash the Rent Board of Review’s order absent questions of jurisdictional excess or natural justice violations. The principle reaffirmed is that a Board of Review’s final order is only subject to certiorari where jurisdictional or substantive legal errors are evident. This decision relied on the R