Hewage v. Weerasena and Others – sllr 2003 volume 3 page 049

In HEWAGE v. WEERASENA and Others, the court considered whether questions raised on appeal concerning compensation under the Land Acquisition Act—such as the impact of planning restrictions, valuation methodology, and statutory interpretation—constituted questions of law or matters of fact. It was held that the issues presented primarily involved factual or mixed questions, rather than pure questions of law, and that the scope of appeal under section 28(1) of the Land Acquisition Act is limited to questions of law. The appeal was accordingly dismissed and costs fixed at Rs. 2,500/-, reaffirming the principle that appellate intervention is confined to legal questions as prescribed by statute.

Wijayaratne J. — The findings addressed nine questions raised by the appellant regarding the asse