G.H. Buddhadasa v. Urban Development Authority et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO.126/2017-2017

In the case between G.H. Buddhadasa (Petitioner) and the Urban Development Authority, Provincial Council of the Western Province, and Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development (Respondents), the issue concerned the locus standi of the Petitioner to challenge the Urban Development Authority’s decision to revoke certain powers previously delegated to the Kaduwela Municipal Council. It was held that the Petitioner, not being the party directly affected by the impugned decision, lacked sufficient interest to seek judicial relief. The Court reaffirmed that standing to maintain an application requires the presence of a personal legal grievance or interest. The judgment relied on the substantive principle that judicial review cannot be pursued by persons not dir