Mahipala Mudalige Sunil Premaratne Paris vs. Madampe Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society – CA PHC APPEAL 107/2011-2011

In the case between Mahipala Mudalige Sunil Premaratne Paris (Petitioner-Appellant) and Madampe Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society, Ms. Padmini Kariyawasam, Commissioner/Registrar of Co-operative Development – North Western Province, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of orders directing the Petitioner-Appellant to pay an additional sum relating to the purchase of land and whether procedural fairness was upheld under the Co-operative Societies Act. The findings established that the Petitioner-Appellant was accorded due opportunity to present his case and that the legal provisions had been satisfied. The appeal was dismissed with costs, affirming the principle that orders arising from proper board resolution and subsequent statutory authority are enforceable so long