Templer vs Seneviratne – clr volume 2 page 070

The case between Templer (plaintiff) and Seneviratne (defendant) addressed whether, under the Land Acquisition Ordinance and relevant Civil Procedure Code provisions, the district court possessed authority to investigate and apportion compensation among persons not originally party to a government land acquisition reference. It was determined that the district judge acted beyond statutory authority by allowing additional interveners who were not included in the original reference. The findings established that, for apportionment of compensation, proceedings must be confined to those parties specifically named by the Government Agent, in accordance with Ordinance No. 3 of 1876 and governing procedural rules. The prior district court judgment was set aside, and the matter was remitted for pr