Ramani Siriwardhane vs National Housing Development Authority – CA 2107/04-2013

In the case between Ramani Siriwardhane (Petitioner) and the National Housing Development Authority with the 3rd and 4th Respondents (including the Petitioner’s former husband and his sister), the court addressed the legality of the administrative transfer of property at No. 2/H/18, Jayawadanagama, Battaramulla. It was determined that the transfer by the National Housing Development Authority to the 3rd Respondent was procedurally flawed and unreasonable, lacking a fair and proper inquiry, especially in the context of the renunciation of rights by the 4th Respondent in favour of the Petitioner and the Petitioner’s continuous occupation and payments. The principle reaffirmed was that administrative action affecting individual property rights must comply with natural justice and procedural f