Chintaka Kanchana Nikapitiya vs Divisional Secretary Galewela Office of the Divisional Secretariat, Galewela and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 481/2019-2022

In the case between Chintaka Kanchana Nikapitiya (Petitioner) and the Divisional Secretary, Galewela, among other respondents, the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner was entitled to a Writ of Certiorari to quash authorizations permitting the construction of an electricity tower on land claimed to be privately owned. The court held that the Petitioner was not entitled to such relief due to a failure to substantiate ownership or participation in proceedings addressing the authorization, reaffirming the principle that judicial intervention via writ will not be warranted where statutory procedures and principles of natural justice have been duly observed. This decision relied on the Sri Lanka Electricity Act and relevant procedural rules, emphasizing that allegations of arbitr