Siyambalagaha Gedara Seyed Mohamed Mohamed Rashad vs Land Reform Commission – CA/WRT/0775/2024-2025

In the case between Siyambalagaha Gedara Seyed Mohamed Mohamed Rashad (Petitioner) and the Land Reform Commission & Others (including the Chairman and Executive Director of the Land Reform Commission, Hon. Attorney General, and Hana Farms (Pvt) Ltd), the Court addressed the issue of the procedural and legal validity of the extension of a previously granted stay order. The findings established that the extension was correctly granted, as no procedural objection via affidavit was filed to challenge the extension, and a presumption of regularity attaches to judicial acts. This reaffirmed the principle that judicial acts are presumed to be properly performed in accordance with section 114(d) of the Evidence Ordinance and supported by the precedent in Jayaweera vs Assistant Com of Agrarian Serv