Senarath and Others vs Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumaratunga and Others – sllr 2007 volume 1 page 059

In the case between Senarath and others (Party A) and Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumaratunga and others (Party B), the court addressed the legality of actions taken by the executive, alleging wrongful benefits to the incumbent President through the allocation of public land, premises, and resources. It was determined that executive decisions granting such entitlements exceeded the statutory framework of the President’s Entitlement Act No. 4 of 1986 and infringed the fundamental right to equality before the law. The findings established that the transactions concerning the Madiwela land, use of property at Independence Avenue, and staffing provisions contravened procedural propriety and statutory limits. As a result, the court granted the petitions, declared the questioned executive actions in