K.G.Somapala vs S.S.G.Perera – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 105/2012-2013

In the case between Mr. K.G. Somapala (Petitioner) and Mr. S.S.G. Perera, Mrs. Samarage Sirima Kamalani Perera, Mr. Raja Gunaratne (Commissioner of National Housing), and Hon. Wimal Weerawansa (Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities) (Respondents), the court addressed whether the decision of the Commissioner of National Housing regarding the review of “vesting” property under the Ceiling on Housing Property Law (CHP Law) constituted a reviewable decision subject to writ of certiorari and whether a writ of prohibition should issue to prevent further administrative action. It was held that no definitive or justiciable decision had been reached that could be subject to challenge by way of writ, given the procedural and substantive context. The principle a