U. W. M. H. Fernando vs Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation – CA WRT APPLICATION NO: 0455/19-2021

In U. W. M. H. Fernando v. Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation and others, the central issue concerned the validity of a Gazette notification declaring the Petitioner’s property a “Reclamation and Development Area” under the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Act and the legality of related proceedings for alleged unauthorized land development. It was held that the impugned notification was valid, as it was issued before the statutory amendment that introduced the requirement of ministerial concurrence. The court further determined that the Magistrate’s Court procedure was neither unlawful nor procedurally improper, and that no adequate grounds for judicial review had been established. The application for relief was dismissed. The judgment relied on statutory interpr