By: Chamindri Liyanage “… the Appellants’ fundamental right to equal treatment and to the equal protection of the law also entitled them to notice and a hearing.” Image Credits: Roar Media Background The Southern Expressway (EO1) that connects the city of Colombo with Galle and Matara is the first expressway built in Sri Lanka. The purpose of the expressway project was to integrate the southern region into the economic mainstream of Sri Lanka and to improve the living