The Ampara Multipurpose Co-Operative Society Limited vs. H.M. Herath Abeyweera, District Secretary, District Secretariat, Ampara – SC APPEAL 212/2017-2025

In the case between The Ampara Multipurpose Co-Operative Society Limited (successor to Gal Oya Valley Multipurpose Co‐operative Societies Union Ltd) and administrative respondents including H.M. Herath Abeyweera (District Secretary, Ampara), B.M.M.M. Basnayake (Divisional Secretary, Ampara), among others, the Court addressed whether administrative documents (P-16 and P-17) were amenable to review by Writ of Certiorari and/or Mandamus, and examined the applicability of Res Judicata in a dispute regarding lease rights to a parcel of state land. The findings established that the appellant had not substantiated legal grounds for the issuance of a new lease or permit, and that prior determinations on the matter precluded further relief by operation of Res Judicata. Reliance was placed on establ