Wijesinghe v. Attorney-General and Others – 1978_79_80 volume 1 page 102

Brief
In the case between the petitioner (former sub-postmistress at Ellagawa) and respondents including the Attorney-General, the Postmaster General, and the Cabinet of Ministers, the court addressed whether the termination of the petitioner’s service constituted a violation of fundamental rights under Articles 12(1) and 12(2) of the Constitution, specifically arising from alleged political victimization and lack of a fair hearing. It was determined that, although procedural irregularities and political influences were present in the dismissal process, such actions did not amount to a constitutional breach warranting relief under Article 126. The decision reaffirmed the principle that unequal or unfair administrative actions by executive authorities do not inevitably rise to the level of