Kalu Arachchillage Harsha Kumari Kaluarachchi and another vs The Divisional Secretary, Kanthale and others – CA Writ 547/2023-2025

In the matter of Kalu Arachchillage Harsha Kumari Kaluarachchi and Kalu Arachchillage Hasantha Kaluarachchi versus the Divisional Secretary, Assistant Land Commissioner, and Commissioner General of Lands, along with Samarakoon Appuhamilage Wimalarathne and Samarakoon Appuhamilage Ranjani Sujatha, the court addressed the issue of registering successors to a land grant with erroneous lot numbering. The Petitioners sought a Writ of Mandamus to compel public authorities to register the 2nd Petitioner as the successor to Lot 2297. The court held that the Petitioners failed to establish a legal right to the performance of a public duty, citing the absence of a statutory requirement for registration of succession under the Land Development Ordinance and the availability of alternative remedies. T