Divisional Secretary, Pasbage Korale, Nawalapitiya vs Leslie Olagasekara – CA PHC 26/98-1998

In the case between the Divisional Secretary, Pasbage Korale, Nawalapitiya (representing the State) and Leslie Olagasekara, the court addressed the issue of whether a person could be ejected from land previously vested in the State under the Assisted Schools and Training Colleges (Supplementary Provision) Act, using the procedure outlined in the State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act, and whether such legal arguments could be raised again after a final determination in prior proceedings between the same parties. It was held that the court lacked jurisdiction to revisit issues conclusively resolved in previous litigation, where the eviction process and legal questions had already been adjudicated and accepted by the parties. This reaffirmed the principle that the finality of judgments (res