Hewa Heenipallage Leelananda v. National Housing and Development Authority et al. – CA COC/0003/22-2022

In the case between Hewa Heenipallage Leelananda (Petitioner) and the National Housing and Development Authority (NHDA) and its Board/Officers (including R. Duminda Silva and Eng. K.A. Janaka, Respondents), the court addressed whether the respondents committed contempt of the Court of Appeal by interdicting the petitioner in violation of a prior restraining order (Order P2). The court determined that a prima facie case of contempt had been established, as the acts of sending the petitioner on compulsory leave and later interdiction appeared to contravene the clear terms of the court’s prior order. The findings reaffirmed the principle that compliance with judicial orders is essential and that actions taken for collateral purposes or in defiance of the court’s authority may amount to contem