DA Vinci B.S.D Engineering construction and Investments (Private) Limited vs Siripala Gamlath Arachchi – CA WRIT/396/2011-2014

In the case between DA Vinci B.S.D Engineering Construction and Investments (Private) Limited and Eliezer Gross (petitioners) versus Hon. Minister/Acting Minister of Lands (Siripala Gamlath Arachchi), Hon. Deputy Minister of Lands and Land Development, and others (respondents), the court addressed whether pending writ proceedings could be terminated without delivering a formal final order when the petitioners had received full compensation and interest. It was determined that, upon confirmation of the complete payment of compensation and interest, and without objection from the respondents, the proceedings could be terminated as requested by the petitioners. This approach affirmed the principle that once the substantive relief sought in litigation has been satisfied, ongoing proceedings ma