Rajagopal Rajendran v. D.G.M.V. Hapuarachchi et al. – CA WRIT/62/2014-2017

In the case between Rajagopal Rajendran (as Power of Attorney holder for Udaya Wine Stores) and D.G.M.V. Hapuarachchi (Commissioner General of Excise) with Wasantha Dissanayake (Deputy Commissioner of Excise), the court addressed the legal standing of the petitioner to seek relief through writs of Certiorari and Prohibition concerning administrative actions by the Excise Department following alleged regulatory violations at the wine store. It was held that the Power of Attorney granted in 2006 became ineffective upon the death of one of the original grantors and no renewed authority was established in favor of the petitioner for the relevant period. The principle reaffirmed was that locus standi must be substantiated by valid authorization at the material time. This determination relied up