Appapillai Amirthalingam v. Piyasekera, Commissioner of Elections – WRT-339/20-1980

In the case between Dampage Don Lakxan Priyalal (Petitioner) and K. Pradeep Kulathilaka, Gunadasa Samarasinghe, R.H.C. Priyanthi, R.M.C.M. Herath, D.D. Subodani Shriyani, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner was entitled to a Writ of Mandamus compelling public authorities to issue a land permit/grant and to direct the ejection of the 5th Respondent from the disputed property. It was held that, in the absence of an express refusal and with pending administrative inquiry, the application was premature. The principle reaffirmed is that mandamus will not issue prior to the completion or refusal of the requisite administrative process. Reliance was placed on established Sri Lankan administrative law and relevant precedent, undersco