K. Dhanesh Kumar vs Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 427/2020-2020

In the case between K. Dhanesh Kumar (Petitioner) and the Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa & Others (Respondents), the court addressed whether writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus should be issued against the respondents under Article 140 of the Constitution. It was held that there was no legal basis to issue notice to the respondents, as the present application (CA/Writ/427/2020) was materially identical to CA (Writ) Application No. 423/2020, which had already been dismissed without costs. The legal principle reaffirmed was that applications that duplicate previously adjudicated matters, where no new legal basis is shown, may be dismissed in accordance with earlier decisions and by consent of all parties. Reliance was placed on the prior order in CA (Writ) Application No. 423/2020, reinfo