Warakamure Gedara Ahamed Mohamed Mazeen v. Ms. A.H.M. Indika Kumari Abesinghe and Hon. Attorney-General – CA WRIT/151/2021-2021

The case between Warakamure Gedara Ahamed / Mohamed Mazeen (petitioner) and Ms. A.H.M. Indika Kumari Abesinghe, Divisional Secretary, and the Hon. Attorney-General (respondents) addressed the issue of the validity of a quit notice issued under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979. It was held that the quit notice was legally valid, and the petitioner’s application for judicial review failed, reaffirming the principle that the Surveyor General’s plan and related official evidence are sufficient to establish state title to land, without the need for an inquiry into title under the Act. This decision relied on statutory provisions and precedents affirming limited judicial review at this stage and clarified that disputes regarding ownership or title must be litigated thro