Sujeeva Prasanna Dewaligoda v. Central Environmental Authority and Others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 125/17-2021

In the case between Sujeeva Prasanna Dewaligoda (Petitioner) and the Central Environmental Authority and others (Respondents), the court addressed the legal issue of whether the Respondents could rely on a specific “field sheet” to determine the boundaries of the Bolgoda Lake adjacent to the Petitioner’s land, within the Bolgoda Environmental Protection Area. The court held that boundary demarcation must reflect the status quo as of 2016, as indicated in an official document (6R11), and prohibited the use of the contested field sheet. The principle reaffirmed is that state authorities must strictly adhere to officially recognized demarcation when determining environmental boundaries. Reliance was placed on the finding in CA (Writ) Application No. 53/2017, and the decision emphasized the ma