P S A Imports & Co., (Private) Limited vs Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Hon. Prime Minister cum Hon. Minister of Finance, Economy and Policy Development – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 424/2020-2020

In the case between P S A Imports & Co., (Private) Limited and others, and the Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Prime Minister/Minister of Finance) and others, the court addressed whether mandates in the nature of Writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus should be issued concerning administrative actions by governmental authorities related to imports, customs, and port regulations. The court determined that, as this matter raised identical legal issues to those in CA (Writ) Application No. 423/2020, and given the parties’ consensus to be bound by that previous decision, there existed no legal basis to issue such writs. The application was dismissed without costs, thereby affirming the principle that in the absence of sufficient legal grounds, relief through prerogative writs will not be grant