R.P. Sunilawathi v. Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO:166/2019-2021

In the case between R.P. Sunilawathi (Petitioner) and Jebaraj Krishnamoorthy, Food Commissioner, Food Commissioner’s Department (Respondent), the court addressed whether a quit notice issued under the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1969 ought to be quashed by means of a Writ of Certiorari. The court determined that the dispute was contractual in nature due to the Petitioner’s occupation being governed by a lease agreement, and held that prerogative writ jurisdiction was not appropriate where alternative remedies were available under the statute, including relief for unlawful ejectment. The findings established that the reasons provided in the quit notice, coupled with the Petitioner’s failure to challenge the expired lease agreement submitted by the Respondent, p