Epic Lanka (Private) Limited, and another Vs. Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and others – CA WRT 0801/24-2025

The court addressed the issue of challenging a tender award for the ‘Non-Court Fine Collection and Drivers’ De-Merit Point System’ due to alleged procedural irregularities. The court held that while some procedural non-compliance might have occurred, these did not cause substantial prejudice to the petitioners, reaffirming the principle that a writ would not issue for mere procedural irregularities if no substantial injustice or prejudice is caused. This decision emphasized that substantial prejudice is a prerequisite for judicial intervention in procurement processes.

K. M. G. H. KULATUNGA, J. – The judgment addressed an application challenging the award of a tender for the ‘Non-Court Fine Collection and Drivers’ De-Merit Point System’ to Millennium IT ESP (Pvt) Ltd and Metropolitan Te