Edirimanage Bebynona et al. vs Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority – CA 392/2017-2018

In the case between Edirimanage Bebynona and others (Petitioners) and the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority (Respondent), the court examined whether a Writ of Mandamus could be granted under Article 140 of the Constitution where the same grievance had previously been determined in CA (Writ) 282/09, with the earlier case dismissed without notices being issued to the respondents. The findings established that the current application merely reiterated the same cause of action, without any new circumstances being demonstrated. It was determined that there was no legal basis to re-agitate the matter, resulting in the dismissal of the application. This holding reaffirmed the principle that relief should not be granted where the cause of action has already been judicially settled, emphasizing the doct