S.H. Saboordeen, et al. vs. The Wakfs Board of Sri Lanka, et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 449/2013-2023

In the case between the Trustees of the old mosque at Thelambugalla, Dodangaslanda (petitioners) and the Wakfs Board of Sri Lanka, the Director of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs, and associated public bodies and Trustees (respondents), the court addressed issues concerning the legal validity of the registration of a new mosque and the appointment of its Trustees under the Wakfs Act. It was determined that the petitioners had not pursued the alternative statutory remedy available under section 13C of the Wakfs Act by directly addressing the Wakfs Board. As such, the application for writs of certiorari and prohibition concerning the mosque’s registration and cemetery management was dismissed with costs. The holding reaffirmed the principle that the availability of an alternative remed