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Court Dismisses Writ Application against Bathiudeen on Illegal Settlement in Wilpattu

The Court of Appeal today (15.10.2025) dismissed the writ application filed in 2018 by Nagananda Kodituwakku and Malinda Seneviratne concerning the resettlement of Muslims in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.

The matter, which had been pending for nearly seven years, saw repeated delays in conclusion despite several directives from the court. Counsel for Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen M.P., Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah, argued that the case lacked merit and had been pursued primarily for media publicity rather than legal grounds. He requested the court to dismiss the application due to the petitioner’s continuous failure to proceed.

Agreeing with this submission, the Court of Appeal dismissed the writ petition today.

Ms. Suganthika AAL appeared for the petitioners. Deputy Solicitor General Manohara Jayasinghe appeared for the 1st to 3rd respondents. Attorneys Hejaaz Hizbullah with Shifan Mahroof represented Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, MP. Mr. Ruwantha Cooray appeared for Mr. Basil Rajapaksa.

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