Perera v. Lokuge and Others – sllr 1996 volume 2 page 282

In the case between Perera (Plaintiff) and Lokuge and Others (Defendants), the court addressed whether the Board of Review possessed jurisdiction to set aside the Commissioner’s recommendation for vesting a house under the Ceiling on Housing Property Law and whether the duty to consider equities extended to a discretionary review by the Board. It was held that the Board acted within jurisdiction by overturning the Commissioner’s recommendation on equity grounds, emphasizing that a mere excess of jurisdiction was insufficient to justify quashing the Board’s decision. The holding reaffirmed that statutory provisions under the Ceiling on Housing Property Law allow the Board latitude in evaluating both legal and equitable considerations, disallowing judicial interference absent a patent want o