Manage v. Kotakadeniya – sllr 1997 volume 1 page 204

In the case between the petitioner, a Class I Post Master of the Nugegoda Post Office, and the respondents, including the 1st and 2nd respondents and relevant public officers, the court addressed whether the petitioner’s retirement was unlawfully ordered and whether the refusal to extend his service constituted a breach of his equality rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The findings established that the retirement was imposed without proper authority, absent formal disciplinary proceedings, and that the rejection of the petitioner’s explanations for various charges lacked reasonable justification. The court held that the order of retirement was invalid as it was not issued by the proper authority, and the unequal treatment of the petitioner violated his constitutional rights.