Home Lands’ ‘Pentara’ project cleared by Court of Appeal

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The Court of Appeal last week dismissed two writ applications filed against ‘Pentara Residencies,’ the landmark apartment development project by Home Lands Group in Thummulla, Colombo 5.

A bench comprising Justice P. Kumararatnam, Justice M.C.L.B. Gopallawa, and Justice Dr. D.F.H. Gunawardhana delivered the order whereby the writ applications were dismissed by a majority decision, refusing the issuance of formal notice.

The writ applications were filed in 2025 by several residents of Classen Place, challenging the approvals granted by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) in relation to the proposed apartment complex. The Petitioners mounted their challenge on the basis that the approvals were contrary to the Development Plan and the regulations promulgated by the UDA.

The Court of Appeal, by its majority decision, affirmed that the approvals granted for the project were in compliance with the Development Plan and the regulations. The Court of Appeal further found that the Petitioners had failed to discharge their duty of uberrima fides, or utmost good faith, which is owed to Court.

Kushan De Alwis, PC, Ali Sabry, PC, Eraj De Silva, PC, with Shanaka Cooray, AAL, Rajiv Wijesinghe, AAL, Naamiq Nafath, AAL, Shamith Fernando, AAL, Akalanka Ukwatte, AAL, Daminda Wijayaratne, AAL, and Sanjana Mapatuna, AAL, instructed by Sudath Perera Associates, appeared for the fifth to eighth Respondents – Home Lands Construction CEO, Home Lands Skyline Ltd., Home Lands Construction Ltd., and Home Lands Property Investments Ltd.