Mahen Gopallawa, J.

Introduction The 1st Intervenient-Petitioner is the Lekhakadhikari of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Mahaviharavanshika Shyiamopali Maha Nikaya (Siam Nikaya) and the 2^nd Intervenient-Pe is the Chief Registrar (Pradhana Lekakadhikari) and a member of the Karaka Sangha Sabha of the Malwatta Chapter of the aforesaid Mahaviharavanshika Shyiamopali Maha Nikaya (Siyam Nikaya) (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Intervenient-Petitioners”).

The Intervenient-Petitioners, by their intervention-petitions filed on 09.01.2025 and 10.01.2025 respectively, have sought to intervene in the instant application upon the basis that they and the Malwatta and Asgiriya Chapters of the Siam Nikaya they represent are directly affected by the relief sought by the Petitioner-Respondent (hereinafter referred to as “the Petitioner”) in the instant application. The Petitioner has objected to the intervention and filed his Statement of Objections on 19.03.2025.

When the applications for intervention were taken up for inquiry on 18.06.2025, Counsel representing all parties moved this Court to decide the issue of intervention on written submissions and the same was allowed. Order on interve