Kolombage Udara Sudarshanie Silva v. Subasinge Arachchige Dona Maria Reeta Pilaminahamy and others – CA WRT/0304/19-2023

In the case between Kolombage Udara Sudarshanie Silva (Petitioner) and respondents including Subasinge Arachchige Dona Maria Reeta Pilaminahamy, Horathal Pedige Manjula Pradeep Kumara, and W. M. T. S. Wijesundara, the court addressed whether an application for a writ of certiorari could be entertained despite the existence of an alternative remedy under the Registration of Title Act. It was held that the writ application was maintainable, and the relevant certificates of title and the Title Investigation Report should be quashed due to procedural impropriety and breach of natural justice, specifically for the failure to notify the petitioner and allow the presentation of her case during the title registration process. The decision reaffirmed that judicial review by prerogative writ remains