Environmental Foundation Ltd. v. Minister of Public Administration and Six Others – sllr 1997 volume 2 page 306

In the case between Environmental Foundation Ltd. and the Minister of Public Administration and others, the court addressed the legality of the issuance and restoration of a Zoo permit under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (as amended by Act No. 49 of 1993). It was determined that the petitioner, being a public interest environmental organization, had sufficient locus standi to maintain the challenge. However, the statutory framework, specifically section 56 of the Ordinance, rendered ministerial decisions on permit matters final and conclusive, thereby limiting the scope of judicial intervention unless explicit breaches of mandatory procedure or natural justice were demonstrated. The decision reiterated the principle that statutory remedies must be exhausted and that courts shoul