Uyana Hewage Upasena v. Matara Multi Purpose Co-Operative Society Ltd. et al. – CA PHC/04/2003-2003

In the case between Uyana Hewage Upasena and Matara Multi Purpose Co-Operative Society Ltd. & Commissioner of Co-operative Development (Southern Province), the court addressed whether the decision marked P6, allegedly made without adherence to the rules of natural justice, should be quashed by way of a writ of certiorari, and whether the Provincial High Court’s dismissal of the application should be set aside on appeal. It was held that the Appellant failed to establish a breach of natural justice or any valid ground to warrant appellate intervention. The principle reaffirmed that judicial review through certiorari is only justified where procedural impropriety or breach of natural justice is substantively established. Reliance was placed on the evidence and the findings of the High Court,