Koralagamage Sydny Suranimala Kularatne and others Vs. Jeewani Hasantha Wickrematunga – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 185/2014-2014

In the case between Jeewani Hasantha Wickrematunga (petitioner) and the Hon. Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Medicine, Homeopathic Council, and others (respondents), the court considered whether intervenient-petitioners should be granted leave to intervene in a writ application concerning the petitioner’s entitlement to permanent registration as a homeopathic practitioner. Central legal issues included the standing of the intervenient-petitioners, the authority of the Interim Administrative Committee following ministerial intervention in the Council’s composition, and the permissibility of third-party intervention in writ applications. The court determined that intervention was not justified where no substantial dispute or common interest existed, and where the Appellate Court rules do no