B. Jayarathne vs Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services – SC APPEAL 151/2019-2024

In the case between B. Jayarathne (Petitioner-Appellant) and the Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services, Hambanthota, with A.A. Dayasena and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the occupier of a paddy land could be removed based on a prior inquiry decision and the subsequent eviction order under agrarian statutes. It was decided that the eviction order, affirmed through both inquiry and appellate proceedings, retained its validity and enforceability, as the petitioner failed to invalidate the operative authority of the original decision. The principle reaffirmed is that final and conclusive administrative and appellate determinations under the Agrarian Services Act, including transitional arrangements under the Agrarian Development Act, are binding where no proper review