Center for Environmental Justice (Guarantee Limited) vs. Marine Environment Protection Authority – CA WRIT 349/2020-2024

In the case between the Centre for Environmental Justice and Teejay Lanka PLC, along with multiple state agencies, the court addressed whether statutory bodies, including the Marine Environment Protection Authority and Central Environmental Authority, failed in their legal duties concerning the alleged unauthorized discharge of toxic wastewater sludge into the sea. The court held that all relevant regulatory and enforcement bodies had acted within their statutory powers, as established by multiple investigations, site inspections, and procedural actions pursuant to the Marine Pollution Prevention Act and National Environment Act. Reliefs sought by the Petitioners were denied and the application was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that writs of Mandamus and Certiorari are not warranted