Wijayapala Mendis v. P.R.P. Perera and Others – sllr 1999 volume 2 page 110

In the case between Wijayapala Mendis (Petitioner) and P. R. P. Perera and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the findings and recommendations of a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry regarding the alleged misuse or abuse of power in a land exchange were legally sustainable. It was determined that the Commission had exceeded its jurisdiction by conducting inquiries into an exchange of land when the terms of its warrant limited scope to “sales and leases.” The court further found breaches of natural justice and errors of law, including the absence of full Commission participation and improper handling of evidentiary matters. The findings and recommendations of the Commission were held to be vitiated by jurisdictional error and breach of natural justice. Relying on esta