Laxamana and Others v. Weerasooriya, G.P.S. General Manager of Railways and Another – sllr 1987 volume 1 page 172

In the case between Laxamana and Others (Railway Security Officers) and G. P. S. Weerasooriya, General Manager of Railways, and another, the court addressed whether governmental directives requiring Railway Security Officers to undergo military-style training and subsequent deployment to high-risk areas constituted a violation of their fundamental constitutional rights, specifically under Article 12(2). The core holding determined that, although the Government retained the authority to mobilize public service personnel during emergencies, the imposition of excessive disciplinary measures and the method of deployment exceeded permissible boundaries, thereby infringing upon the officers’ fundamental rights. The court reaffirmed the principle that public officers, even in emergencies, are pro