Sinnathurai Selvarathinam vs R. N. C. M. Herath and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 472/2019-2021

In the case between Sinnathurai Selvarathinam (for Sri Meenaadchi Sunthareaswarrar Thevasthanam and others) and R. N. C. M. Herath (Land Commissioner General) and others, the court addressed the issue of a writ application seeking orders of mandamus and prohibition regarding the issuance of land permits covering the premises of a Hindu temple (Kovil) and the adjacent land. The application concerned requests for permits to both the Petitioners and the 4th Respondent. Following a consensual arrangement among parties and an undertaking by the Senior State Counsel that officials would consider permit applications according to law, the Petitioners withdrew the application with liberty to file afresh. The court allowed this withdrawal, reiterating no further directions to officials beyond legal