G. W. Thilan Sameera Fonseka v. Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO:168/2019-2021

In the case between G. W. Thilan Sameera Fonseka and Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy (Food Commissioner, Food Commissioner’s Department), the court addressed the validity and legality of a quit notice issued under the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1969. It was held that an occupier whose lease has expired and who has retired from relevant government employment is not entitled to remain in possession or to relief by writ of certiorari. The decision established that contractual disputes arising solely from expired government lease agreements are governed by the statutory remedies within the Act and not by prerogative writs, reaffirming that prerogative remedies are inappropriate where the legislature has provided a specific mechanism for possession and relief. The ruling e