Latiff v. The Land Reform Commission – sllr 1984 volume 1 page 118

In the case between Latiff (and family) and the Land Reform Commission, the court addressed the legality of the Commission’s revocation of its determination to alienate agricultural land to the petitioner’s children. The court held that the revocation was not legally justified, as it was executed solely upon the Minister’s recommendation without affording the petitioner a hearing, thereby violating the principles of natural justice. The decision reaffirmed that statutory discretion conferred by the Land Reform Law, No. 1 of 1972, must be exercised independently and cannot be abdicated in favor of ministerial direction. This holding underscored that administrative power must be exercised within the limits of statutory authority and consistent with procedural fairness, emphasizing the requir