Peli Kankanamge Chandrasiri vs Department of Debt Conciliation Board and others – CA WRIT 263/2024-2025

In the matter of Peli Kankanamge Chandrasiri (Petitioner) and Weeratunge Arachige Luvi De Costa (7th Respondent), the Court of Appeal addressed the Petitioner’s application for Writs of Certiorari and Mandamus seeking to quash an order of the Debt Conciliation Board. The dispute concerned property ownership, with the Petitioner claiming an outright sale and the 7th Respondent asserting a mortgage. The Board’s order allowed the 7th Respondent’s application to proceed, finding the latter to be in possession, a finding previously affirmed by multiple lower courts. The Petitioner challenged this order as time-barred. The Court of Appeal held that the writ application was premature as the Board’s order was interim, not final. It was determined that the Board independently assessed the evidence