Rupasinghe Arachchige Dona Kusumawathie & Others vs. W. M. B. Weerasekara & Others – 0553/2019-2022

In the case between Rupasinghe Arachchige Dona Kusumawathie and others (Petitioners) and W. M. B. Weerasekara (Commissioner General of Agrarian Development) and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether writs of Certiorari and Prohibition should be granted to quash decisions and halt the construction of an agricultural roadway on land used by the Petitioners as a private access route. It was held that the existence of materially disputed facts regarding the ownership and character of the construction, as well as the appropriateness of remedy via writ jurisdiction, precluded resolution on affidavit evidence alone. The principle reaffirmed was that contested material facts disqualify matters from writ jurisdiction and should be addressed via regular suit with trial evide