Lankan Heritage and Tours International (Pvt) Ltd vs Mr. Nihal Somaweera – CA WRIT 402/2016-2017

In Lankan Heritage and Tours International (Pvt) Ltd v. Mr. Nihal Somaweera, Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd, and others, the court addressed whether the Petitioner was entitled to writs of certiorari and mandamus in relation to the allocation of travel service counters at the Bandaranaike International Airport. The issue centered on alleged irregularities in the tender process, notably the alteration of Technical Evaluation Committee recommendations by a Ministerial Committee and the subsequent inclusion of parties initially rejected for lack of qualification. After the original cancellation of the tender award was itself revoked, the main question became whether the Petitioner had standing to contest the resumed tender pr