Dickwella Resorts (Private) Limited vs K.G. Piyatissa – CA WRIT NO. 468/2010-2013

In the case between Dickwella Resorts (Private) Limited and K.G. Piyatissa (Provincial Commissioner of Revenue, Southern Provincial Council) and others, the court addressed the issue of whether the writ application challenging document P12 should proceed when the respondents indicated that the document would no longer be acted upon. It was held that, following the respondents’ undertaking not to continue with document P12, the petitioner was permitted to withdraw the application, and the matter was dismissed pro forma without costs. The principle endorsed was that where the act challenged by a writ application is abandoned or will not be further implemented, the application may be withdrawn and dismissed as a formality without an order on costs or merits. The decision rested on the procedu