Appellants S.V.W.T. Ranasinghe and N.W. Kahandage v. Bandarawela Pradeshiya Sabha, Medical Officer of Health, Public Health Inspector, and W.A. J. Gunesinghe – CA PHC 210/2009-2009

In the case between Dr. S.V.W.T. Ranasinghe and Dr. N.W. Kahandage (Appellants) and the Bandarawela Pradeshiya Sabha, Medical Officer of Health, Public Health Inspector, and W.A.J. Gunesinghe and T.M.I. Gunesinghe (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of building approval for a commercial structure in the context of the Housing and Town Improvement Ordinance and the impact of alleged nondisclosure by applicants seeking writ remedies. It was held that the regulatory provisions cited by the Appellants applied only to residential buildings and thus did not govern the approval in question. Further, it was established that suppression or misrepresentation of material facts by applicants constitutes grounds for refusal of discretionary relief. Reliance was placed on statutory interpret