W.M.A. Gaminee Bandara v. Seylan Bank P.L.C. et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 216/16-2016

In the case between W.M.A. Gaminee Bandara / M/S Spectra Imports & Marketing (Private) Ltd (Petitioners) and Seylan Bank P.L.C., Munasinghe Mudiyanselage Amarapala, and Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage Pemawathi Manika (Respondents), the issue addressed was whether the respondent bank’s steps to take over certain land via parate execution could be questioned and stayed by way of a writ application, particularly on grounds of illegality, mala fides, or violation of natural justice. It was held that the petitioner failed to establish sufficient grounds for judicial intervention, and that the bank’s conduct did not violate legal or equitable principles. The court relied on the sequence of events confirming due process and absence of procedural impropriety, emphasizing that adequate opportunity had be