Thushara Chandana Widanagama vs Bandula Harischandra and others – CA Writ 623/2025-2025

In the matter of Thushara Chandana Widanagama and 6 others (Petitioners) vs. Bandula Harischandra (Governor of Southern Province) and 8 others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of the Southern Provincial Council’s No. 6 of 2019 Cooperative Society Precept (Statute P1) being ultra vires and void ab initio. The court also considered the legality of the 5th Respondent’s decision to appoint a new Board of Management for the 3rd Respondent Society under Section 68(1)(a) of the Statute and the authority of the appointed Board to hold Local Branch elections under Section 68(1)(c). It was determined that an arguable case for judicial review existed, warranting the issuance of formal notices to the Respondents. However, the application for interim reliefs was refused, reaffirming the pri