Mahahennadige Jayasena v. Resident Project Manager, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka – CA PHC/103/2011-2016

In the case between Mahahennadige Jayasena (Appellant) and the Resident Project Manager, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (1st Respondent), and Liyana Arachchige Ariyasena (2nd Respondent), the court addressed whether a non-party to original eviction proceedings under the State Land (Recovery of Possession) Act could seek revisionary relief against a Magistrate’s eviction order and whether the 1st Respondent was a competent authority for such proceedings. It was held that the revisionary jurisdiction could not be exercised in favor of the Appellant, as the Appellant did not possess a valid permit to the state land nor did he establish status as a “person aggrieved.” It was further determined that the Resident Project Manager was a competent authority under the governing statute. The princip