Premni Anushan and two others Vs Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms. and Three Others – CA WRIT 0010/2020-2023

In the case between Premni Anushan, Umakanthan Anushan, Jegethambal Umakanthan (petitioners) and the Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms, District Secretary, Jaffna, among others (respondents), the court addressed the issue of the validity of a land acquisition process under the Land Acquisition Act. The petitioners challenged the acquisition of land housing “Nayan Markandu Ayurveda Vaidyasalai” and alleged procedural and factual improprieties, including the improper opportunity to object and a question of standing (locus standi) due to contested management and trusteeship claims. It was held that the petitioners had materially misrepresented facts regarding the authority and management of the relevant trust, undermining the requirement of utmost good faith for prerogative writ rel