Weeraratne v. Hon. Percy Colin Thome and Three Others – sllr 1988 volume 2 page 151

In the case between Anura Weeraratne and Hon. Percy Colin-Thome and others, the court addressed the validity of the proceedings of a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry under Law No. 7 of 1978, particularly regarding its jurisdiction to investigate allegations against a public officer. The court held that the Commission acted within the limits of its legal authority and that the application for a writ of certiorari to quash its findings could not be entertained owing to statutory ouster clauses that restricted the scope of judicial review. The holding reaffirmed the principle that judicial oversight of such Commissions is limited where ouster clauses operate, except in instances involving jurisdictional errors. The decision referred to statutory frameworks and precedents such as Ani