Liyanage v. Municipal Council, Galls – sllr 1994 volume 3 page 216

In the case between the Plaintiff-Appellant (a tenant, the plaintiff) and the Defendant-Respondent (Municipal Council, Galle), the court addressed the issue of the lawfulness of the tenancy cancellation and subsequent regranting of the premises to another party. It was held that the Municipal Council acted within its statutory authority under sections 40(1)(f), 157, and 266(1) of the Municipal Councils Ordinance when terminating the original tenancy following a violation of subletting restrictions and reversing the decision to grant tenancy to the plaintiff. The necessity of notice under section 307(1) and compliance with the three-month limitation under section 307(2) were examined, with the court finding no justification to set aside the pleadings based on these requirements. The decisio