Wikramasinghe Wasala Mudiyanselage Dayaratne Bandara vs National Gem and Jewellery Authority – CA WRIT/268/2015-2015

In the case between Wikramasinghe Wasala Mudiyanselage Dayaratne Bandara and others (Petitioners) and the National Gem and Jewellery Authority and others (Respondents), the court addressed the lawfulness of the issuance of a gemming license to the 6th Respondent by the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA), in light of disputed land ownership and compliance with statutory requirements under the National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act. The core holding determined that, pending final adjudication of the substantive legal issues surrounding land ownership, lease validity during a partition suit, and statutory compliance, the interim order restraining gemming activities on the disputed land should remain operative to prevent irreparable harm. The principle reaffirmed is that interim rel