Ganeshan Ajith Kumars vs Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Hon. Prime Minister cum Hon. Minister of Finance, Economy and Policy Development – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 433/2020-2020

In the case between Ganeshan Ajith Kumars, proprietor of Green Agri Trading, and Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economy and Policy Development) among other public officers, the Court addressed whether a legal basis existed for issuing writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus concerning governmental decisions on imports and export controls. The primary holding was that no legal basis was established to issue such writs, reaffirming the principle that administrative decisions by relevant public authorities in regulating imports and exports are not subject to judicial intervention unless substantive grounds are demonstrated. This conclusion followed the precedent set in the earlier and factually identical CA (Writ) Application No. 423/2020, with the Cour