Cassim v. Weerawardene, Commissioner For National Housing and Another – sllr 2002 volume 1 page 316

In the case between the appellant widow of Mohideen Cassim (present owner under the Last Will) and Weerawardene, Commissioner for National Housing, and others (including the interests of the 2nd respondent, widow of Shah Mihilar), the Supreme Court addressed whether the statutory right to purchase a vested housing property, initially personal to the tenant, became a proprietary right upon issuance of the vesting order and, upon the tenant’s death, devolved upon the lawful heirs. It was determined that once the vesting order under the relevant statute was published, all legal requirements were satisfied, converting the personal right into a proprietary interest capable of devolving upon heirs. The prior decision of the Court of Appeal, directing the Commissioner to complete the transfer to