Kankanamage Upul Karunatillaka v. Tuppahige Deepika Kithsiri et al. – CA WRIT 188/2012-2012

In Kankanamage Upul Karunatillaka v. Tuppahige Deepika Kithsiri and Others, the court considered whether a writ of certiorari should be granted to quash an order of the Debt Conciliation Board relating to the addition of a transferee as a respondent and the requirement of proving possession before proceeding. It was held that the writ application was premature because the Board had not yet rendered a final, reviewable decision. The court reaffirmed the principle that judicial review lies only against final or conclusive orders, relying on established procedures and the necessity of exhausting remedies at the administrative level before intervention. The determination underscored that interlocutory orders or procedural directions of the Debt Conciliation Board do not attract the court’s cer