Colombo Land and Development Company Limited vs Anglo Asian Supermarket Limited – CA WRIT 1572/2006-2013

In the case of Colombo Land & Development Company Limited v. Anglo Asian Supermarket Limited and others, the court considered whether a writ of prohibition should be issued to prevent the Magistrate of Colombo Fort from proceeding with a motion for restoration of possession of premises to Anglo Asian Supermarket Ltd. The issue turned on the Magistrate’s authority to hear such a motion after prior decisions by the High Court and Supreme Court reaffirmed restitution for wrongful dispossession. The holding established that where an appellate court has restored an earlier order for restitution, and such order is unvaried, the lower court is empowered to entertain restorative proceedings. Reliance was placed on established principles regarding the inherent power of courts to remedy their proced