Center for Environmental Justice vs K.M.A. Bandara and others – CA WRT/0245/2021-2024

In the case between Center for Environmental Justice and Withanage Don Hemantha Ranjith Sisira Kumara (Petitioners) and K.M.A. Bandara (Conservator General of Forests), Central Environmental Authority, and associated state officials (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of constructing and expanding a roadway through the Sinharaja Forest Reserve and whether a writ of mandamus should issue to compel additional conservation measures. It was determined that the objection raised regarding legal process was premature, as pivotal facts concerning environmental harm and statutory compliance required further evidence. The court emphasized that decisions relating to the protection of environmental heritage and the issuance of writs should only be made after full consideration of such fact