The judgment in Morgan Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. vs. L.H.M.B.B. Herath (SC APPEAL 214/12), delivered by Justice Sripavan, serves as a critical examination of the statutory limitations and the legislative intent behind the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act No. 7 of 1979. The central issue before the Supreme Court was whether the Court of Appeal erred in misinterpreting the Act to allow a “monthly tenancy” to serve as a defence against ejectment from State land.