Mendis v. Seema Sahitha Panadura Janatha Santhaka Pravahana Sevaya and Others – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 284

Brief
In the matter between the petitioner (the claimed Managing Director) and respondents including Seema Sahitha Panadura Janatha Santhaka Pravahana Sevaya, Secretary to the Treasury, and others, the core issue addressed was whether the removal of a Managing Director, acted upon under the company’s Articles of Association after conversion from a public undertaking, could be challenged by writs of Certiorari and Mandamus. It was held that such disputes, based on the appointment and removal of directors and the related rights and obligations under the Articles, are governed by Private Law and contractual principles rather than Public Law. The decision reaffirmed that judicial review by prerogative writs is limited to statutory acts or exercises of public power. Since the matter arose fro