David Pieris Motor Company Limited vs Consumer Affairs Authority – CA WRIT APPLICATION 256/2015-2015

In the case between David Pieris Motor Company Limited (Petitioner) and the Consumer Affairs Authority & others (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of an administrative order requiring the petitioner to refund the purchase price of a motorcycle. The court held that the order, issued after an inquiry by the Consumer Affairs Authority, should be quashed by writ of certiorari and that a writ of prohibition should issue to restrain its enforcement. This decision reaffirmed the principle that administrative bodies must strictly observe procedural fairness and afford affected parties an opportunity to contest expert evidence. Reliance was placed on established administrative law principles and statutory requirements concerning natural justice, thereby underscoring the strict applicat