T.M. Asanka Priyadharshana Bandara and Herath Mudhiyanselage Achala Weerasuriya v. H.B.P. Anurakumara and Nuwaragam Palatha East Pradeshaya Sabha – CA INJUNCTION 11/2016-2016

In the case between T.M. Asanka Priyadharshana Bandara and Herath Mudhiyanselage Achala Weerasuriya (Petitioners) and H.B.P. Anurakumara, Secretary, Nuwaragam Palatha East Pradeshaya Sabha, and the Nuwaragam Palatha East Pradeshaya Sabha (Respondents), the court addressed whether an injunction should be granted to prevent the Respondents from awarding a contract to a third party until an adjudicator was appointed, pursuant to the contract. It was held that since the contract had already expired and had been lawfully terminated by the Respondents due to the Petitioners’ failure to complete the contractual obligations, there was no requirement for adjudication and therefore no grounds for an injunction. The holding reaffirmed the principle that the right to adjudication and injunctive relief