Waste Management Authority v. Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon – CA WRIT 40/2012-2012

The case between Waste Management Authority, Western Province and Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, Minister of Land and Land Development, along with other respondents, addressed the legal validity of a divesting order issued under Section 39A of the Land Acquisition Act concerning the land known as ‘Mikewatta’. The issue centered on whether the statutory requirements—specifically the need for an application or written consent from parties interested in the land—were satisfied prior to the issuance of the divesting order as published in Government Gazette Extraordinary No — 1736/25 dated 14th December 2011. It was determined that these mandatory conditions were not fulfilled, thus rendering the Minister’s divesting order unlawful. Emphasis was placed on strict compliance with statutory preco