Mahindasoma v. Maithripala Senanayake and Another – sllr 1996 volume 1 page 180

In the case between Mahindasoma (Plaintiff) and Maithripala Senanayake and Another (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the Governors of the North Central Province and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councils acted within their constitutional discretion in dissolving the councils. The findings established that the Governors acted outside their powers by dissolving the councils based on the direction of the President rather than following the mandatory constitutional requirement to act on the advice of the Chief Minister when the Board of Ministers commanded majority support. This decision clarified the proper interpretation of Articles 154B (8)(c) and (d) of the Constitution, affirming that the explicit procedural safeguards set forth in the Constitution must be adhered to and th