Mohamed Cassim Abdul Hameed et al. vs The Inspector General of Police et al. – CA APPLICATION NO. 555/2007-2013

In the case between Mohamed Cassim Abdul Hameed and others (Petitioners) and the Inspector General of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police (Batticaloa), Officer-in-Charge (Kattankudy Police Station), and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether a writ of mandamus should issue, compelling the return of the body of spiritual leader Shewhul Muflihin MSM Abdulla to the Petitioners. The court held that the application was futile and must be dismissed, as neither the factual circumstances regarding the disposition of the body nor the existence of a clear statutory public duty were satisfactorily established. The principle reaffirmed was that writ jurisdiction will not be exercised where facts are in serious dispute or where the legal obligation on the respondents is not