J. M. Chandrika Priyadharshani vs Ammasi Krishna – SC APPEAL NO 62/2018-2025

The Supreme Court reviewed S.C. Appeal No. 62/2018 filed by J. M. Chandrika Priyadharshani, Competent Authority of the Plantation Management Monitoring Division, Ministry of Plantation Industries, against Ammasi Krishna of Kotiyagala Estate. The appeal challenged a Court of Appeal judgment dated 04.10.2017, focusing on the interpretation of the High Court of the Central Province’s revisionary jurisdiction under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act and its alignment with constitutional and statutory provisions. The case involved a sequence of legal actions, including a quit notice, an ejectment order by the Magistrate’s Court, dismissal of a revision application by the High Court, a Court of Appeal decision overturning the High Court ruling, and the subsequent special leave to appea