Ananda Senarathna Bandara Jayasundara vs. Ms. Wasantha Perera – CA-WRT-379/23-2025

In the case between Ananda Senarathna Bandara Jayasundara and respondents including Wasantha Perera (Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms) and P.S.K. Rathnayake (Hon. President, Debt Conciliation Board), the court addressed the validity of the Debt Conciliation Board’s order (“P5”), specifically whether the order, signed by a single Board member, complied with the legal requirements mandated by Section 7(a) of the Debt Conciliation Regulations. It was held that the challenged order was valid and that the Board acted in accordance with legal obligations, with adequate evidence presented regarding possession of the land. The decision reaffirmed the principle that procedural compliance with statutory provisions related to Board decision-making and quorum i