Edwin Wicramaratne Memorial Foundation (EWMF) and others Vs. K. B. A. M. S. Abeykoon and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO : 661/2011-2012

In the case between Edwin Wicramaratne Memorial Foundation, Dodamgodage Don Wijepala Wicramaratne, Kotapamunage Dona Sunethra Mendis Podi Hamine (Petitioners) and K. B. A. M. S. Abeykoon, Divisional Secretary, Mahiyanganaya, Rohana Keerthi Dissanayake, Divisional Secretary, Badulla, K. D. Jayaweera, Provincial Land Commissioner, Uva Province, and others (Respondents), the Supreme Court addressed whether Special Leave to Appeal should be granted against the refusal by the Court of Appeal to issue notice in an application for writs of Certiorari and Mandamus pertaining to land administration and rights, as governed by Articles 128 and 140 of the Sri Lankan Constitution. Following the production of relevant documents to the Petitioners by the Respondents and a reservation of the Petitioners’