Attorney General for Ceylon v A. D. Silva
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 1953 |
| Date | 1953 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Court | Privy Council |
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Estoppel by Representation in Administrative Law
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