T.M.A. Priyadharshana Bandara and Herath Mudhiyanselage Achala Weerasuriya v. H.B. Siriyalatha and Nochchiyagama Pradeshaya Sabha – CA INJ 08/2016-2016

In the case between T.M.A. Priyadharshana Bandara and Herath Mudhiyanselage Achala Weerasuriya of Asanka Construction (Petitioners) and H.B. Siriyalatha, Secretary, Nochchiyagama Pradeshiya Sabha, and Nochchiyagama Pradeshiya Sabha (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether an injunction should be granted to prevent the Respondents from awarding a contract to a third party until an adjudicator was appointed under the contract between the parties. It was determined that no injunction was warranted since the contract had been terminated following the Petitioners’ failure to complete the work within the specified period, and explanations for the delay, provided through documents X1 and X2, were presented only after the contract’s expiration and did not justify the delay. The prin