J.M.D. Gamini v. Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 164/2019-2021

In the case between J. M. D. Gamini (Petitioner) and Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy, Food Commissioner, Food Commissioner’s Department (Respondent), the court addressed whether a Writ of Certiorari should issue to quash a quit notice served under the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1969. The court determined that the premises were government quarters, that the Petitioner was estopped from denying this status after entering into a lease which had expired without renewal, and that the dispute was fundamentally contractual, thus not warranting the exercise of prerogative writ jurisdiction. Statutory remedies were deemed available under the Act for any grievances related to possession. The application for certiorari was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that contractual di