Indrakumar v. Premawardena and Others – sllr 2001 volume 1 page 007

In the case between Indrakumar (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Premawardena and Others (Defendants/Respondents, including the Commissioner of National Housing and the Minister of Housing), the court addressed whether a writ of mandamus could require the Commissioner of National Housing and the Minister of Housing to vest and convey the premises in favor of the 1st respondent, and examined the legitimacy of an interim order staying execution of a Supreme Court decree. It was determined that the alleged decision regarding vesting was neither properly communicated nor published in the Gazette, depriving the landlord of appeal rights, and thus the requirements for a valid vesting order were unmet. The interim stay imposed by the Court of Appeal was set aside, and the appeal was allowed with costs. T