Meegoda Dona Shrimathi Rasadari vs Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha – CA WRIT 147/2020-2022

In Meegoda Dona Shrimathi Rasadari v. Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha and its Chairman Sampath Chaminda Jayasinghe, the court addressed the legality of a local authority’s decision to revoke prior approvals for construction on State-allotted land, considering whether such revocation was lawful and made under the proper delegation of the Urban Development Authority (UDA). It was held that the impugned decision, communicated by letter, lacked legally binding force as it was merely an interim communication without final instructions from the UDA. The principle reaffirmed is that local authorities exercising delegated UDA powers must act under UDA supervision. Reliance was placed on statutory provisions governing delegated authority and documentary evidence indicating lack of conclusive UDA directiv