Wijeratne Ganithalage Sujeewa Niroshani Vs. DM. Sumathipala and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 267/2016-2016

In the case between Wijeratne Ganithalage Sujeewa Niroshani (petitioner) and DM. Sumathipala, Divisional Secretary, Buttala, and S.K. Hettiarachchi, District Manager, National Housing Development Authority, Monaragala (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the Divisional Secretary was authorized to issue an eviction order from land allegedly belonging to the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA). It was held that the petitioner failed to establish proper ownership or affiliation of the land with the NHDA, and the property was identified as State land. The petition was dismissed on grounds of lack of merit and undue delay, reaffirming the principle that parties must substantiate claims with satisfactory documentary evidence and act without undue delay when contestin