Kiriwanthe and Another v. Nawaratne and Another – sllr 1990 volume 1 page 001

In KIRIWANTHE AND ANOTHER v. NAWARATNE AND ANOTHER, the court examined whether petitioners W. Kiriwanthe and R.M. Wimalawathie had fulfilled the obligation of full material disclosure and complied with procedural Rule 46 of the Supreme Court Rules when seeking a writ of Certiorari to quash an order from the Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services regarding tenant cultivator rights. The finding established that failure to disclose all material facts and comply with required procedure constitutes grounds for dismissal of such applications, reaffirming the principle that parties seeking discretionary remedies must demonstrate the highest good faith (uberrima fides). Reliance was placed on established precedent (including Alfonso Appuhamy v. Hettiarachchi and King v. General Commissioners)