Kasthuri Kankanamalage Priyan Rangana Amarasinghe Vs. Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 156/2012-2012

In the case between Kasthuri Kankanamalage Priyan Rangana Amarasinghe (petitioner) and Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, Rear Admiral (Retd.) Mohan Wijewickrama, M S Subair, T. Navaratnarajah, Meera Saibu Uthuma Lebbe, and Wimalaweera Dissanayaka (respondents), the court addressed the application for writs of certiorari and prohibition under Article 140 of the Constitution, challenging decisions of Eastern Provincial Council officials. It was determined that the application could be withdrawn due to the dissolution of the Provincial Council, and the action was accordingly dismissed pro forma, with no costs ordered. This disposition emphasized that where a matter is rendered academic due to intervening events—such as dissolution of the challenged authority—judicial economy supports withdrawal