Kadimachcharige Arnelis et al. vs. J.K. Wimalasena et al. – CA WRT 09/2020-2023

In the case between Kadimachcharige Arnelis and Kadimachcharige Samodis alias Kadimachcharige Saman Kumaratunga (and siblings, as petitioners) and, among others, J.K. Wimalasena and Weeratunga Arachchige Padmadasa (as respondents), the court addressed the issue of the correction of a land permit error relating to a misidentified allotment under state land regulations. It was held that the administrative failure to correct a longstanding clerical error, which resulted in a permit being issued for a roadway rather than an allotment, caused protracted litigation and financial hardship to the parties involved. The principle reaffirmed was that administrative authorities bear the responsibility to rectify errors under the Land Development Ordinance and the State Lands Ordinance, rather than shi