Herath Mudiyanselage Wijerathne vs Divisional Secretary et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 490/2019-2022

In the case between Herath Mudiyanselage Wijerathne (Petitioner) and the Divisional Secretary, Galenbindunuwewa, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of state land transfer approval under the Land Development Ordinance and subsequent authorization for establishing a fuel station. The main issue concerned whether the required grant and transfer procedures were validly observed and if writs of Certiorari should issue to quash the approvals. The findings established that necessary procedures under the Ordinance had been followed, no direct prejudice or substantive environmental harm to the Petitioner was proven, and allegations of misrepresentation were unsubstantiated. The application was dismissed without issuing notices to the Respondents