Siriwardena and Others v. Brigadier, J. Rodrigo and Others – sllr 1986 volume 1 page 384

In the case between Siriwardena and Others (Plaintiff) and Brigadier J. Rodrigo and Others (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of whether the administrative cancellation and redistribution of state lands under the Land Reform laws amounted to a violation of the fundamental right to equality. It was held that the redistribution of Gallewatta land, which had been vested in the state and was distinct from commission-administered lands, did not constitute discriminatory treatment. Furthermore, the application by the petitioners was determined to be filed outside the prescribed statutory period, as the one-month time limit was computed from the date of knowledge of the relevant administrative Order. This decision reaffirmed the principle that for complaints concerning rights infringement