Pinnaduwage Baby Mallika Chandraseana v. C.W Abeysuriya – CA WRIT/457/2019-2022

In the case between Pinnaduwage Baby Mallika Chandraseana (Petitioner) and C.W. Abeysuriya, Acquiring Officer, Greater Colombo Flood Control Project, Kaduwela Divisional Secretariat Division, Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (Respondent), the issue concerned entitlement to writ remedies (Certiorari and Mandamus) to challenge the compensation awarded for compulsory acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act. It was determined that the Petitioner was not entitled to writ relief due to the existence and non-exhaustion of adequate statutory remedies, specifically appeals under sections 22 and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The application was also found deficient for lack of precision in the relief sought and improper parties. The court reaffirmed that judicial review by way of