G. A. K. Jeewani Anuruddhika vs National Housing Development Authority – CA WRIT 460/2021-2023

In the case between G. A. K. Jeewani Anuruddhika (Petitioner) and the National Housing Development Authority (1st Respondent) along with other officials, the central issue concerned the legality of the procedure adopted by the National Housing Development Authority for transferring property rights after the death of the original lessee. It was held that the transfer of the undivided 1/5 share in favor of the 5th Respondent was legally valid, given non-compliance by the petitioner and other heirs with required procedural formalities. The principle reaffirmed is that statutory and administrative requirements governing property succession must be strictly observed, and the application of later administrative Circulars was not ultra vires nor applied retrospectively to the petitioner’s disadva