Gunasena Senasilu and Dr. M. S. S. Mayadunna vs. Kurunegala Pradeshiya Sabha et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 84/21-2023

In the case between Mayadunnage Gunasena and Dr. M. S. S. Mayadunna (Petitioners) and Kurunegala Pradeshiya Sabha, Achala Nimantha Wickramathilaka, Sudrama Herat, and the Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed whether the installation of a hume pipe culvert by the 1st Respondent constituted a breach of legal and public duty under Sections 79 and 80(2) of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act. The Petitioners alleged that the culvert’s installation resulted in inadequate drainage and property flooding, seeking writs of mandamus to address the supposed dereliction. After reviewing statutory authority, property documents, and factual context, it was held that the installation was properly executed within the statutory powers, caused no breach of public duty, and that the claim under Section 8