Madduma Banda v. Assistant Commissioner Agrarian Services and Another – sllr 2003 volume 2 page 080

In the case between Madduma Banda (tenant cultivator) and the Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services and Another, the court addressed the issue of whether the Provincial High Court possesses jurisdiction to quash orders made under section 18 of the Agrarian Services Act, particularly considering the division of powers under the Provincial Council List. It was held that the subject matter—concerning paddy lands and tenant cultivators—properly falls within the Provincial Council List, thereby granting the High Court of the Province the requisite jurisdiction under Article 154P(4) of the Constitution. This decision reaffirmed the principle that the allocation of legislative power on agrarian matters enables Provincial High Courts to exercise writ jurisdiction in these cases. Reliance was