Noble Resources International Pte Limited vs Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya et al. – SC FR NO. 394/2015-2015

In the case between Noble Resources International Pte Limited and several state agencies and officials involved in the tender process for coal supply to the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant, the court addressed the issues of procedural improprieties in the tender evaluation and allegations of violation of natural justice, alongside a challenge regarding the petitioner’s locus standi due to foreign incorporation. It was held that despite recognizing irregularities in the tender process and procedural lapses by the Standing Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee and Technical Evaluation Committee, the application was dismissed on the sole ground that the petitioner, as a company incorporated outside Sri Lanka, lacked standing. The legal principle reaffirmed centers on the necessity of adherence t