Preethie Kumdinie Abeyesekera v. Hon. Gamini Thilaksiri et al. – 784/2008-2021

In the case between Preethie Kumdinie Abeyesekera (Petitioner) and Hon. Gamini Thilaksiri (Minister, Western Provincial Council) and others (Respondents), the court addressed the lawfulness of approving and constructing a non-residential building (community hall) on Lot B10, which was reserved for recreation/community purposes exclusively for the allottees of the ‘Mattegodawatte’ land under urban development regulations. It was held that the respondents acted without legal authority by allocating and constructing the hall for general purposes beyond the intended beneficiaries. The court determined that arguments of technical non-compliance and delay (laches) by the petitioner were without merit, reaffirming the principle that statutory requirements governing the allocation and use of reser