G.K. Udeni Janaka Perera vs Central Environmental Authority – CA WRIT/337/2015-2017

In the case between G.K. Udeni Janaka Perera and the Central Environmental Authority, Urban Council Maharagama, and others, the court addressed the legality of an Environmental Protection License (EPL) issued for the operation of a bus repair garage by the 4th Respondent. The central issue concerned whether the garage’s licensing and operations were permissible within the zoning designations applicable to the premises and whether interim relief (a stay order against the garage’s business activities) should be extended. The court held that continued extension of interim relief was unwarranted, given the imposition of regulatory safeguards and ongoing monitoring undertakings by authorities. The principle reaffirmed is that interim injunctions are discretionary and should consider the balance