Colombo Municipal Council vs M.M. Samantha Munasinghe, Chairman, Wnathavilluwa Pradeshiya Saba Wanathavilluwa, Puttlam and others – NO. 338/2019-2021

In the case between Colombo Municipal Council and M.M. Samantha Munasinghe (Chairman, Wanathavilluwa Pradeshiya Saba), H.M.I.B. Herath (Secretary, Wanathavilluwa Pradeshiya Saba), and others, the court addressed the issue of whether writ reliefs under Article 140 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka should be granted upon the application of the Colombo Municipal Council against the respondents. The proceedings centered on the petitioner’s application for writs of Certiorari, Mandamus, and Prohibition. On the date of argument, counsel for the petitioner moved to withdraw the application, with no objection raised by counsel for the 3rd and 4th respondents. The court held that the withdrawal was permitted and the application was dismissed pro-forma, without consideration of substantive legal meri