IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an application for mandates in the nature of Writs of Certiorari and Prohibition under and in terms of Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Case No: CA/WRIT/198/2020 1. G. Savarimuthu Retty and Sons (Pvt) Ltd, Uplands Tea Factory, Uplands Estate, Peradeniya.

PETITIONER Vs.

1. Sri Lanka Tea Board No. 574, Galle Road, Colombo 03.

2. Jayampathy Molligoda Chairman, Sri Lanka Tea Board, No. 574, Galle Road, Colombo 03.

3. Anura Siriwardena Director General, Sri Lanka Tea Board, No. 574, Galle Road, Colombo 03.

4. E.A.J.K. Edirisinghe Tea Commissioner, Sri Lanka Tea Board, No.574, Galle Road, Colombo 03.

RESPONDENTS Before: Hon. D.N. Samarakoon, J.

Counsel: Dr. Romesh de Silva P. C., with Lakshman Perera P.C., Thishya Weragoda and Niran Anketell instructed by Chandrakumar de Silva for the Petitioner.

Milinda Gunathilleke, A. S. G., P. C., for the Respondents.

Argued on: 27.02.20241 Written Submissions: 11.11.2022 by the Petitioner.

17.01.2023 by the Respondents.

Decided on: 10th May 2024

1 The connected Writ 195 2020 and Writ 196 2020 were argued before me and Justi