Shanmugam Eswaramurthy vs National Housing Development Authority – CA 280/2013-2013

In the case between Shanmugam Eswaramurthy (Petitioner) and the National Housing Development Authority and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether writs of Certiorari and Prohibition should issue to quash a quit notice and restrain recovery proceedings regarding leased commercial premises. It was determined that the Petitioner was in substantial arrears and in unauthorized possession, with legal remedies available before the Magistrate’s Court. The court held that writ jurisdiction was inappropriate to resolve factual disputes such as the alleged arrears and confirmed the validity of the quit notice issued under the National Housing Development Authority Act (as amended by Act No. 30 of 1999). The application was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that statutory procedures supe