Rural Resorts Limited v. Mr. N.W. Yapa – CA APPLICATION NO:270/2010-2012

In the dispute between Rural Resorts Limited and its Director, Subramaniam Thianamany (Petitioners), and Mr. N.W. Yapa, Divisional Secretary, Divisional Secretariat Tangalle (Respondent), the court addressed the validity of a quit notice served in relation to Lot No.72 in Plan No. FVP 315. The central issue concerned whether the Petitioners’ longstanding possession and development of the land based on a deed of transfer could override the Respondent’s authority to act under the State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act, given the official classification of the land as State property. It was determined that the quit notice was lawfully issued following conclusive survey evidence and statutory powers granted to the Respondent. The application for a writ of certiorari by the Petitioners was dis