Suriya Arachchige Jayakody Rajapakse Vs. K.K Ranaveera Menike and others – CA WRIT/121/2018-2020

In the case between Suriya Arachchige Jayakody Rajapakse (Petitioner) and K.K. Ranaveera Menike, Mathugama Liyanage Niranjala Sandamini, W.M.M.B. Weerasekara, Mr. B. Wijayratne, and Mr. M. K. Somapala (Respondents), the court addressed the validity of re-registering land as paddy land after its prior registration as high land, the lawful authority required to alter agricultural register classifications, procedural propriety in administrative action, and the eligibility for relief via writ of certiorari and mandamus. The application focused on whether proper statutory procedure and authority were observed in changing land status and whether the Petitioner’s conduct permitted discretionary relief. The holding determined that the Petitioner’s evidence was insufficient to establish a valid law