Elmore Perera v. Major Montague Jayawickara, Minister of Public and Plantation Induistries and Others – sllr 1985 volume 1 page 285

Brief
In the case between Elmore Perera (the petitioner, Deputy Surveyor‑General) and Major Montague Jayawickrema (Minister of Public Administration) with other state officials and the Attorney-General, the Supreme Court considered whether the petitioner’s compulsory retirement from government service on grounds of inefficiency and incompetence constituted a violation of fundamental rights, specifically the right to equality before the law and equal protection under Articles 12 and 14‑1(g) of the Constitution. The petitioner contended that the decision was motivated by personal animosity rather than bona fide administrative reasons and that proper disciplinary procedure was not followed. The court’s holding established that procedural breaches, in the absence of deliberate or hostile discr