Kavirathne Gamage Jayatilake vs. D.D.K. Gamage – CA/WRT/0641/2021-2024

The case between Kavirathne Gamage Jayatilake (Plaintiff) and D. D. K. Gamage, Commissioner of Lands, Mihikatha Madura; T. G. Sarath Kumara, Southern Provincial Land Commissioner; and Kaushalya Galappaththi, Divisional Secretary Hambantota (Respondents), addressed the legal validity of a Quit Notice and permit cancellation related to the petitioner’s possession and development of state land under the Land Development Ordinance. It was determined that the petitioner’s rights under a valid Permit (P1) were not lawfully revoked and that the actions taken by the 3rd Respondent in issuing the Quit Notice and canceling the permit constituted acts ultra vires and in bad faith. The findings established that administrative conduct failed to comply with statutory safeguards and specific directions f