Everad Anthony Payoe et al. vs Hatton Dickoya Urban Council et al. – SC FR 654/09-2017

In the case between Everad Anthony Payoe, M.I.M. Muhajarin, G.L. Kithsiri (and others) as Petitioners versus the Hatton Dickoya Urban Council, A.P. Anura de Silva, Gopal Nadesan, A. Nandakumar (Chairman), Upali Alahakoon (Commissioner of Local Government, Central Province), the Attorney General, and Ms. Singaram Priyadarshini (Acting Secretary and Competent Authority) as Respondents, the Supreme Court addressed whether the Urban Council’s failure to remove unauthorized obstructions and ensure development of Sunday Fair Road to the specified 14 feet width constituted a violation of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The Court determined that these failures resulted in unequal treatment and the infringement of constitutional rights. Reliance was placed on factual ass