A.T. Nimal Shantha Vs. Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO:176/2019-2021

In the case between A.T. Nimal Shantha (Petitioner) and Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy, Food Commissioner, Food Commissioner’s Department (Respondent), the court addressed the legality of a quit notice issued under the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1969 and the petitioner’s entitlement to continue occupation after his lease and employment had ceased. It was held that the dispute was fundamentally contractual, precluding grant of writ relief, and that the petitioner had access to an alternative statutory remedy under section 7(3) of the Act for alleged unlawful ejection. The holding reaffirms the principle that writ jurisdiction does not extend to contractual disputes unless public law rights are implicated. The decision relied on established authority, emphasizing that