Don Gregory Ajith Udugama vs. A. Bodaragama and others – CA WRT/152/20-2023

The case between Don Gregory Ajith Udugama, Chaminda Kuruppuarachchi, and others (petitioners) and Cargills Foods Company (Private) Limited, along with state officials (respondents), addressed the issue of whether an intervenient petitioner may be permitted to join a writ application in the absence of explicit Supreme Court Rules providing for intervention. It was held that intervention in writ applications is generally impermissible without specific Supreme Court procedural authorization, reaffirming the principle that procedural rules govern parties’ participation in such matters. The decision relied on existing case law, including Tyre House (Pvt) Ltd. and Weerakoon & Bandaragama Pradeshiya Saba, with exception only in rare circumstances where rights would be directly affected or a dete