Maddumage Chandralal Fernando v. King George The Fifth Silver Jubilee Commemoration Society – CA WRIT/187/2022-2022

The case between Maddumage Chandralal Fernando (Petitioner) and The King George The Fifth Silver Jubilee Commemoration Society, Mrs. Irangani Weerasinghe (Divisional Secretary, Panadura), S. M. Chandrasena (Hon. Minister of Lands), among others (Respondents), addressed whether the Petitioner possessed sufficient locus standi to challenge the State-initiated acquisition of agricultural land, the entitlement to interim relief to prevent deprivation of possession, and the lawfulness of actions by the 5th Respondent in the acquisition process. It was held that the Petitioner, as a tenant cultivator with established interests in the land, demonstrated direct and immediate interest, and procedural objections of laches and standing raised by the Respondents did not bar the claim. The court reaffi