K.D.U.D. Perera vs Urban Development Authority et al. – NO. 323/2017-2022

In the case between K.D.U.D. Perera and others (private landowners near Uyanwatta lake, Bandaragama) and the Urban Development Authority and associated government entities, the court addressed the legality of imposing a 50-meter reservation adjacent to Uyanwatta lake in the absence of statutory compliance, acquisition, or lawful notification under the relevant legal framework. It was determined that the imposition of such a reservation could not lawfully restrict or prohibit the petitioners from developing their private lands unless and until the reservation was established in accordance with law. The principle reaffirmed was that administrative action, including interdepartmental decisions, does not possess the force of law unless enacted through proper legal procedures. The decision reli