Ranasinghe Perera v. Attorney General – sllr 1981 volume 2 page 453

In the case between Ranasinghe Perera and the Attorney‐General, the court addressed the issue of whether the plaintiff’s appointment as Iron Works Instructor from 10.5.1944 conferred a permanent, pensionable status despite being described as probationary. It was determined that the post was intended and treated as permanent and pensionable under the relevant statutory and administrative provisions, and the subsequent administrative attempts to reclassify the post as temporary and non-pensionable were held illegal. The important distinction between eligibility for pension and acquisition of an enforceable right to pension payments under Section 217(G) of the Civil Procedure Code was affirmed. While money claims were found to be prescribed and claims for school vacations were characterized a