Rodrigo vs Attorney General – CA PHC 76/2011-2011

In the case between W.A.M. Rodrigo, K.G. Rodrigo (Appellants), and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to remain in government quarters following the filing of an application for recovery of possession under the Government Quarters Recovery of Possession Act. It was held that, since the appellants had vacated the premises after due process and were not present or represented at the hearing, the appeal against the recovery was dismissed. This decision reaffirmed the principle that, once proper procedure for recovery under the statute has been followed and occupation by the appellants has ceased, no further right to possession subsists. The court relied on the evidentiary record confirming abandonment of premises, emphasizing that procedural c