G.D. Kusumawathi and G.D. Jayarathne v. Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services and Others – CA PHC 65/2010-2010

The legal case involves an appeal under Article 154 P(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The petitioners, G.D. Kusumawathi and G.D. Jayarathne, filed a petition in the Court of Appeal seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel the Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services to act in accordance with Section 33(3) of the Agrarian Services Act No. 46 of 2000. They also requested an interim order to restrain the third respondent, R.D. Nimal Chandrasiri, from constructing any building on the disputed land. The respondents in the case were the Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services, the Agrarian Service Development Officer, and R.D. Nimal Chandrasiri.
The facts of the case are as follows: The petitioners were co-owners of a piece of land tha