Sankapala Arachchige Sujeewa Siriwardena Vs. Liyana Arachchige Prasath Harshana De Silva and others – C A PHC APN/57/2016-2016

In the case between Sankapala Arachchige Sujeewa Siriwardena (Petitioner) and Liyana Arachchige Prasath Harshana De Silva (Director General, Urban Development Authority) and U R Dayananda (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether a petitioner, who was not a party in the original Magistrate’s Court proceedings, has locus standi to seek revision of an eviction order made under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act. It was held that the petitioner lacked locus standi to challenge the order, and neither the individual against whom the eviction order was made nor the petitioner had established any legal right, title, or authority to the land in question. The court reaffirmed the principle that only persons having a valid permit or authority from the State may contest such e