Wanni Arachchige Deshapriya Chandratilaka Wanniarachchi v. Director General of Health Services et al. – NO. 305/2012-2017

In the case between Wanni Arachchige Deshapriya Chandratilaka Wanniarachchi (Petitioner) and the Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether a writ of Mandamus was warranted to compel issuance of a Certificate of Registration for bottling and packaging drinking water. It was determined that the Petitioner had failed to follow prescribed procedures for renewal of registration and had misrepresented material facts regarding the location of the well and compliance with regulatory requirements. The findings established that allegations of arbitrary conduct by the Respondents were unsupported by credible evidence. The principle affirmed is that judicial relief cannot be granted where the applicant is guilty of material misreprese