M.W.W.R.M.P.W Bandara vs Land Reform Commission – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 780/2007-2013

In the case between M.W.W.R.M.P.W. Bandara (Petitioner) and the Land Reform Commission (1st Respondent), the court addressed the issue of the release of lands previously vested with the Land Reform Commission. It was determined that the Land Reform Commission, by correspondence dated 03.01.2013, had agreed to release the disputed land to the petitioner. Upon this development, the petitioner sought and was permitted to withdraw the application. The application was dismissed pro-forma without cost, reaffirming the principle that judicial proceedings become academic upon resolution of the substantive dispute outside court process. This decision was guided by considerations of procedural justice, emphasizing that courts may dismiss proceedings pro-forma where relief has already been granted ad