Rahuma Umma v. Berty Premalal Dissanayake – sllr 1996 volume 2 page 293

In the case between Rahuma Umma (Petitioner, Principal of Muslim Maha Vidyalaya Kekirawa) and Berty Premalal Dissanayake (Respondent, Deputy Minister) with involvement of other public officers, the court addressed whether the acts of public officers—alleged to have disrupted a school function—constitute “executive or administrative action” under Article 126 of the Constitution, thus subjecting them to constitutional accountability for potential violations of fundamental rights. The court determined that these acts, performed under the color of office and involving the exercise or abuse of public power at an official gathering, fell within the broad meaning of “executive or administrative action” as interpreted by precedent. The principle reaffirmed is that even actions exceeding the formal