Abeynayake v. Lt. Gen. Rohan Daluwatte and Others – sllr 1998 volume 2 page 047

In the case between Abeynayake (plaintiff) and Lt. Gen. Rohan Daluwatte and others (defendants), the court addressed whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Article 12(1) were violated by an immediate termination from active military service without reasonable notice, given his ongoing cardiac condition and related medical evaluations. The sequence of events showed the petitioner’s transition between fitness classifications based on medical advice, repeated postings despite health limitations, and eventual summary discharge referencing Army Order No. 55 and Reserve Regulations 13 and 15. It was determined that although the petitioner failed to satisfy the established medical fitness criteria for active duty, the abrupt release without the benefit of reasonable notice—interpreted