Kiringoda Mudalige Renuka Chandrakanthi v. Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO:319/2019-2021

In the case between Kiringoda Mudalige Renuka Chandrakanthi (Petitioner) and Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy, Food Commissioner, Food Commissioner’s Department (Respondent), the court examined the lawfulness of a quit notice issued under the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1969, alongside the availability of a prerogative writ remedy where the underlying dispute concerns a contractual relationship. The court held that the application for a Writ of Certiorari to quash the quit notice was not sustainable. It was established that judicial review by way of Certiorari is unavailable for disputes arising solely from contractual obligations and that alternative statutory remedies provided under Section 7(3) of the Act should be pursued. The decision reaffirmed the principle that