IN THE COURT OF APPEALOF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Application for a mandate in the nature of a Writs of Certiorari under and in terms of article 140 of the constitution.

C.A. (Writ) Application No. 577/07 Lincoln Property Holdings (Private) Limited, 67, Ward Place, Colombo 07.

Petitioner Vs.

1. Condominium Management Authority

1st Floor National Housing Department Building, Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo

02.

2. G.U. Upawansa Acting General Manager Condominium Management Authority 1st Floor National Housing Department Building, Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02.

3. Mr. G.S.T. Perera Inquiring Officer, Condominium Management Authority 1st Floor National Housing Department Building, Sir Chittampalam A.Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02.

4. The Management Corporation Cinnamon Garden Residencies 67 Ward Place Colombo 07.

5. R. Sivaratnam No. 410/6 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07.

6. Marry Abbey Cinnamon Garden Residencies Apartment 5/4 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

7. G. Ratnayake, No. 7/9, 2nd Lane, Nawala, Rajagiriya.

8. F.S. Selvarajah Cinnamon Garden Residencies, Apartment 2/7 67 Ward Place Colombo 07.

9. J.M.S. Britto Cinnamon Garden Residencies, Apartment 7/5, 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

10. Sri Lal Ariyadasa British Lifestyle (Private) Limited

434 R.A. De Mel Mawatha Colombo 03.

11. P. Nanayakkara Cinnamon Garden Residencies Apartment 6/7 67. Ward Place, Colombo 07.

12. W.A.K. Silva No. 20 Vajira Road, Colombo 04.

13. Indrani Wijesundara Cinnamon Garden Residencies, Apartment 6/1 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

14. Samanthi Thanabe Cinnamon Garden Residencies Apartment 4/4 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

15. Thweetha Ganeshen Cinnamon Garden Residencies. Apartment 5/8 67 Ward Place Colombo 07.

16. Shashi Ganeshen Cinnamon Garden Residencies, Apartment 5/8 67 Ward Place.

Colombo 07.

17. Ranjani De Alwis Cinnamon Garden Residencies Apartment 9/3 67, Ward Place.

Colombo 07.

18. Daya Mahinda Cinnamon Garden Residencies, Apartment 4/1 67, Ward Place, Colombo 07.

19. S. Thalwatha Cinnamon Garden Residencies Apartment

3/8 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

20. S. Sundaralingam

14/B Botheju Mawatha Dehiwala.

21. N.D. Silva Office Lincoln Property Holdings (Private)

Limited 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

22. Devika De Silva Office Lincoln Property Holdings (Private)

Limited 67 Ward Place.

Colombo 07.

23. Swarna Shellayia Office Lincoln Property Holdings (Private)

Limited 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

24. Sujeewa De Silva Office Lincoln Property Holdings (Private)

Limited 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07.

25. Kamani Jayasinghe Office Lincoln Property Holdings (Private)

Limited 67 Ward Place, Colombo 07. Respondents Before: N. Bandula Karunarathna J.

&

R. Gurusinghe J.

Counsel: Kuvera de Zoyza PC with Senaka De Saram, D.V. Lakshmi and Sanjaya Fonseka for the Petitioner Suranga Wimalasena SSC for the 01^st, 02^nd and 03^rd Respondents Harsha Soza PC with N.R. Sivendran instructed by Neelakandan and Neelakandan for the 4^th, 07^th, 08^th, 09^th, 13^th, 14^th, 15^th, 16^th

17^th and 20^th Respondents Written Submissions: By the Petitioner filed on 06.09.2017 and 06.09.2019 By the 01st, 02nd and 03rd Respondents filed on 20.03.2018 and

12.09.2019 By the 4^th, 07^th, 08^th, 09^th, 13^th, 14^th, 15^th, 16^th, 17^th and 20^th Respondents filed on 12.12.2017, 10.01.2019 and 05.09.2019 Argued on: 30.07.2019, 01.08.2019 and 27.04.2021 Judgment on: 14.10.2021.

N. Bandula Karunarathna J.

This is an application for a Writ of Certiorari to quash the Order made by the 2^nd Respondent, namely G.U. Upawansa the Acting General Manager of the Condominium Management Authority dated 14.05.2007 marked as "P49" and annexed to the Petition.

The Petitioner is a Company registered with the Board of Investment in terms of section 17 of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law, No. 4 of 1978 as amended. The 1^st Respondent is a Public Authority established in terms of the Common Amenities Board Law as amended by Apartment Ownership Law and by the name assigned to it is a body corporate having perpetual suc