IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Sarosha Mandika Wijeratne, No. 11, Esther Avenue, Park Road, Colombo 05.

PLAINTIFF Vs.

SC Appeal 117/2016 Colombo Municipal Council, WP/HCCA/COL/06/2009(F)

Town Hall, DC Colombo Case No. Colombo 07.

23926/MR DEFENDANT AND BETWEEN Colombo Municipal Council, Town Hall, Colombo 07.

DEFENDANT-APPELLANT Vs.

Sarosha Mandika Wijeratne, No. 11, Esther Avenue, Park Road, Colombo 05.

PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT AND NOW BETWEEN Colombo Municipal Council, No. 11, Esther Avenue, Park Road, Colombo 05.

DEFENDANT-APPELLANT-APPELLANT J.M. Bhadranie Jayawardhana, Municipal Commissioner, Colombo Municipal Council, Town Hall, Colombo 07.

Vs.

Sarosha Mandika Wijeratne, No. 11, Esther Avenue, Park Road, Colombo 05.

PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT-

RESPONDENT BEFORE: S. THURAIRAJA, PC, J.

A. L. SHIRAN GOONERATNE, J. AND JANAK DE SILVA, J COUNSEL: Priyal Wijayaweera, PC with Senani Dayaratne and Anushka Hewapathirana for the Defendant-Appellant-Appellant.

Ikram Mohamed, PC with Charitha Jayawickrema for the Plaintiff-

Respondent-Respondent instructed by Mallawarachchi Associates.

WRITTEN Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent on 22^nd June 2017 and 30^th April SUBMISSIONS: 202