Pussallawa Plantation Limited v. Minister of Plantation Industries et al. – CA 348/2012-2016

In the case between Pussallawa Plantation Limited and the Minister of Plantation Industries with the Land Reform Commission and related entities, the court examined whether the Minister’s order to re-vest a portion of estate land in the Land Reform Commission was ultra vires, and whether the petitioner, as lessee, had locus standi to seek judicial review of such orders under the Land Reform Law. The holding determined that the petitioner lacked legal standing, and the Minister’s actions were not ultra vires as no conditions regarding consideration had been imposed in the original order. Reference was made to the earlier decision in CA 228/2012, and relevant statutory principles under section 27A(4) of the Land Reform Law were reaffirmed. The case clarifies that lessees’ remedies are limite