Centre for Environmental Justice vs Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa et al. – SC F.R. APPLICATION NO: 109/2021-2021

In the case between Centre for Environmental Justice and others (including Withanage Don Hemantha Ranjith Sisira Kumara) and Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, and Urban Development and Housing, and Economic Policies and Implementation), Hon. R.M.C.B. Ratnayake (Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation), and the Attorney General, the court addressed the legality of a Cabinet Memorandum and subsequent Cabinet decision concerning the management and transfer of tamed elephants, with particular focus on alleged political interference with ongoing judicial proceedings. The court further examined preliminary objections concerning the timeliness of the petition, non-joinder of necessary parties, and the filing of an amended petition. It was deter