Sirisena v. Doreen De Silva and Others – sllr 1998 volume 3 page 199

In the case between Sirisena (Plaintiff) and Doreen De Silva and others (Defendants), the court addressed the validity of a vesting order under the Ceiling on Housing Property Law in circumstances where the order was not published in the Gazette as mandated by statute, and assessed whether the Board of Review possessed jurisdiction to entertain an appeal concerning the Commissioner’s subsequent decision. The court determined that failure to publish the vesting order as required by Section 17(1) rendered the order invalid, and that no legal rights could accrue from such an order. It was further found that the Board of Review acted without jurisdiction as its decision pertained to a non-existent legal order. The decision reaffirmed the principle that statutory procedural requirements, includ