Balasunderam v. The Chairman, Janatha Estate Development Board and Others – sllr 1997 volume 1 page 083

In the case between Balasunderam (Plaintiff) and The Chairman of the Janatha Estate Development Board and Others (Defendants), the court addressed the application and validity of a quit notice issued under the Government Quarters (Recovery of Possession) Act. The dispute concerned whether the statutory process for recovering possession applied exclusively to employees or extended to any individual occupying government quarters, as well as the ownership rights of quarters provided by the Janatha Estate Development Board (JEDB). The evidence established that the appellant, once a Manager for a co-operative society, occupied quarters provided by JEDB and was later served a statutory quit notice upon cessation of employment. Legal analysis considered statutory amendments that broadened the Act