Kariyawasam vs. Sujatha Janaki and 2 Others – sllr 2013 volume 1 page 176

In the case between M. N. Kariyawasam (plaintiff) and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants, the court addressed whether the plaintiff’s claim of unlawful subletting without proper notification justified terminating the 1st defendant’s tenancy and warranted interim injunctions against the defendants, who were found in possession as subtenants. It was held that the injunctions granted by the District Court and affirmed by the Civil Appeal High Court were proper, despite the absence of a certificate of non-settlement under the Mediation Boards Act, based on the establishment of a prima facie case and equitable considerations. The principle reaffirmed was that an interim injunction may issue to preserve the status quo where wrongful possession is substantiated, provided the evidence establishes pr