D.S.K. Apparel Private Limited vs Major General G.V. Ravipriya (Retd) and Others – CA WRT/0118/2020-2022

In the case between D.S.K. Apparel Private Limited, its Managing Director, and the immediate preceding vehicle owner (petitioners) versus Major General G.V. Ravipriya (Retd), Director General of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs, and others (respondents), the court addressed whether the petitioners’ alleged consent, acquiescence, or waiver—by making payments and requesting concessions—precluded them from seeking a writ of certiorari against customs actions concerning the confiscation and penalty imposed on a Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep. It was determined that the doctrines of acquiescence, estoppel, or waiver cannot regularize or validate acts of a public authority that are ultra vires or void for want of jurisdiction. The preliminary objection raised by the respondents was overruled, and it was emp