Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited vs A. Sathurusinghe et al. – SC FR NO. 04/2016-2016

In the case between Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited, Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka, L. J. Mendis Wickramasinghe (petitioners), and A. Sathurusinghe (Conservator General of Forests) and others (respondents), the court addressed alleged infringements of fundamental rights under Articles 12(1) and 14(1)(g) related to the issuance of contracts, permissions, and certificates for a Mini Hydro Project. The application was challenged on procedural grounds, including an affidavit attestation defect, limitation periods, and improper naming of respondents. The findings established that although the attestation defect was subsequently remedied by the petitioners, significant and unexplained delays existed in regards to critical approvals and documentation, such as th