Kolambage Udara Sudarshani Silva Vs. Subasinghe Arachchige Dona Mariya Reeta and Others – CA WRT/0304/2019-2019

In the case between Kolambage Udara Sudarshani Silva (petitioner) and state officials including Subasinghe Arachchige Dona Mariya Reeta Pilaminahami, Horathal Pedige Manjula Pradeep Kumara, and W. M. T. S. Wijesundara (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether a writ of certiorari could be granted to quash specific official land documents (P11, P12, P13, and P14) when the originating Gazette (P10) was not included in the relief sought, and whether the writ application was precluded by the doctrine of laches due to significant delay by the petitioner. It was held that the application could not succeed, as the failure to attack the foundational Gazette rendered the request defective and the inordinate, unexplained delay was fatal under the doctrine of laches. The judgment reaffi