R.S.D. Perera vs. Land Reform Commission and others – CA WRT/290/20-2022

In the matter between R.S.D. Perera (the Petitioner) and the Land Reform Commission and Others (Respondents), the central issue concerned the entitlement to a writ of Mandamus compelling the Respondents to issue a plan and title document for land based on a legitimate expectation created by prior official communications and payment of the assessed value. The court determined that the Petitioner legitimately expected transfer of the land as promised, with no valid impediment presented by an adjacent land dispute. The holding reaffirmed that clear official representations and reliance, supported by legal precedents, can found a legitimate expectation enforceable through Mandamus, particularly where statutory provisions require such action under Section 22(1)(a) of the Land Reform Law, despit