Abdul Jabbal Mohammad Illyas vs Hon. Gamini Jayawickreme Perera, Minister of Food and Security and others – SC FR 162/2015-2024

The case between Abdul Jabbal Mohammad Illyas and the 1st to 6th Respondents addressed the issue of alleged infringement of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) arising from a land requisition originally intended for use by a cooperative society. It was determined that the Petitioner’s application, filed in 2015 despite awareness of the alleged infringement since 2009 and suppression of material facts, failed to meet the mandatory one-month filing requirement imposed by Article 126(2) of the Constitution. The decision reaffirmed the principle that constitutional time limits for fundamental rights applications are to be strictly enforced, relying on statutory and precedent-based interpretations of the constitutional provisions. The application was dismissed with costs, including an order