Mendis, Fowzie and Others v. Goonewardena, G.P.A. Silva – 1978_79 volume 2 page 322

In Mendis, Fowzie and Others v. Goonewardena, G. P. A. Silva, the court addressed whether inquiries and reports by single-member Commissions appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act are reviewable via writ of certiorari, specifically where their findings result in detrimental effects on reputation, character, and civic rights, and whether subsequent statutory imposition of civil disabilities renders such review futile or amounts to impermissible challenge of those laws. It was held that such commissions, acting pursuant to statutory authority and delivering findings that operate as a necessary and integral part of the legal process affecting rights, are amenable to judicial review; issuance of a writ is not futile as it enables the underlying finding to be challenged, notwithstanding