Hainan Lanka Company (Private) Limited vs Victor Samaraweera – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 61/2013-2013

In the case between Hainan Lanka Company (Private) Limited (petitioner) and Victor Samaraweera, Secretary, Ministry of Private Transport Services, Roshan Gunawardane, Chairman, National Transport Commission, and others (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner was entitled to a writ remedy regarding the disqualification of its tender bid for supplying bicycles. It was determined that mere compliance with price alone did not suffice when express tender conditions, particularly regarding delivery timelines, were not met. The decision reaffirmed the principle that compliance with mandatory tender conditions, as governed by the Department of Public Finance guidelines, constitutes a prerequisite for judicial intervention by way of writ. The court emphasized that pro