Athukorala v. Jayaratne and Others – sllr 1996 volume 2 page 413

In the case between the Petitioner, a clerk working at the Hanwella Divisional Secretariat and member of the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha representing the United National Party, and multiple respondents including the Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and the Chief Secretary of the Western Provincial Council, the court addressed whether the summary transfer of the Petitioner violated fundamental rights under Article 12(2) of the Constitution and was inconsistent with section 3.7 of Chapter XXXII of the Establishments Code. It was held that the transfer was executed solely for political reasons, lacking due inquiry and transparency, and thus amounted to a violation of the Petitioner’s fundamental rights. The legal reasoning reaffirmed the principle that statutory protections exist