The Panadura Provincial High Court issued notice on the Panadura South Police Head Quarter Inspector to appear before Court on November 2 to inquire about a complaint made to the Special Crime and Fraud Bureau by Panadura Assistant Divisional Secretary Gamunu Perera stating that his signature had been forged by a certain officer of the Panadura Divisional Secretariat and prepared a fake document on an Official Letter Head
He stated in his complaint that the fake document had been forwarded to the Commissioner of Land or the Western Province Provincial Council preventing a lease of a crown land at Thalpitiya, Wadduwa.
When a Mandamus Writ petition was called before Court on October 25, Attorney Sisira Kodikara appearing for the Petitioner told Court that the alleged official letter was filed before Court marked P 19 and he came to know that Asst. Secretary of the Panadura Divisional Secretariat had complained to the Panadura South Police Special Crime and Fraud Bureau that his signature was forged and forwarded an official letter to the the Commissioner of Land Western Province or the Western Provincial Counsel regarding a lease of a crown land at Thalpitiya, Wadduwav
In this Mandamus Writ petition, the petitioner M. K. Anil Erwin Nanayakkara, Managiging Director of the Lotus International (Pvt.) Limited, Thalpitiya had cited Panadura Divisional Secretariat Secretary Mahinda Samarasinghe, the Minister of Port, Nandana Gunatilleke, the Joint Chairmen of the Panadura Division Coordinating Committee President Daladawatte Welfare Association, the Commissioner General of lands Western Province and the Panadura Division Coordinating Committee as respondents
The Petitioner stated in his petition that the Cabinet of the Western Province Provincial Council had decided to hand over a crown land at Thalpitiya, Wadduwa to him for development purposes but the Panadura Divisional Coordinating Committee had suspended the decision of the Western Provincial Council. Therefore an inquiry may be held by the Court and issue a Writ of Mandamus against the Panadura Divisional Coordinating Committee cancelling the order made by the committee. The judge directed the counsels of the respondents to file objections before November 29.
Sugath Handunge and Sumedha Perera appeared for the respondents.
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