Thelge Chandrasiri Peiris vs Commissioner of Title Settlement et al. – 441/2015-2019

In the case between Thelge Chandrasiri Peiris (Plaintiff) and the Commissioner of Title Settlement, Deputy Commissioner of Title Settlement, Deepika P. Vithanachchi (Registrar of Title), select residents of Egoda Uyana Road, Moratuwa, and the Hon. Attorney General (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed whether determinations made under Section 14 of the Registration of Title Act, No. 21 of 1998—resulting in the issuance of certificates of title—should be quashed by a Writ of Certiorari due to alleged prejudice to the Petitioner’s rights. It was held that the application did not establish any prejudice to the Petitioner’s rights and that an adequate alternative remedy, namely an appeal to the District Court under Section 22 of the Act, was available. The principle reaffirmed is that