Amarasinghe and Others v. The Attorney General and Others (Colombo Katunayake Expressway Case) – sllr 1993 volume 1 page 376

In the case between Amarasinghe and Others (including affected residents and landowners) and the Attorney-General, the President, the Urban Development Authority, the Central Environmental Authority, and related authorities, the court addressed the validity of an order issued under the Urban Development Projects (Special Provisions) Act regarding land acquisition for the Colombo–Katunayake expressway project. The principal issue concerned whether the absence of a preliminary hearing and the President’s dual role as both recommending and ordering authority violated procedural fairness and natural justice, including the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment and resettlement concerns. It was determined that the grant of writs of Certiorari and Prohibition was unwarranted, reaffirming th