Amarasinghe vs. Wijeratne et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 347/1988-1988

The case between Asoka Sarath Amarasinghe (Petitioner) and R. Wijeratne (deceased), Ranjith Flavian Wijeratne (substituted Respondent), various housing board members, and public officials concerned the validity of vesting orders by the Commissioner of National Housing under the Ceiling on Housing Property Law No. 1 of 1973. The central issues were whether the Petitioner received due notification and a fair hearing before his property was vested in the State, the possibility of retrospective operation of Section 8(6) of the Act, and the legality of extensions granted to previous owners. It was determined that the absence of proper notice and hearing constituted a severe breach of natural justice, and that Section 8(6) could not be applied retrospectively to affect vested rights. The impugne