Beligaswatta Akkarakuruppu Mudiyanselage Lal Dhammika Pushpa Kumara vs Rev. Bengamuwe Sri Rathnapala Dammadinna Thero – SC MISCELLANEOUS 02/2012-2025

Court: Supreme Court. Appellant Beligaswatta Akkarakuruppu Mudiyanselage Lal Dhammika Pushpa Kumara challenged the cancellation of a gem mining licence issued in June 2010 under the National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act No. 50 of 1993. The appeal contested the suspension and revocation of the licence following objections, an inquiry, and decisions communicated by the 5th and 6th Respondents. The Appellant argued that the introduction of extraneous documents and failure to provide an opportunity to respond breached principles of natural justice and statutory requirements under Section 15(7).

K. Kumudini Wickremasinghe, J. stated that the submissions demonstrated that the licensing authority had relied on extraneous documents and denied a fair hearing. It was determined that both the d