Wickramasinghe and Another v. Senanayake, Minister of Media, Tourism and Aviation and Others – sllr 1998 volume 2 page 141

The case between Wickramasinghe and Another (the petitioner, private television broadcasting licence holders) and Senanayake, Minister of Media, Tourism and Aviation, with other state respondents, addressed the issue of statutory authority under the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation Act No. 6 of 1982 concerning the cancellation or inquiry into a granted broadcasting licence. It was held that neither the Minister nor the Secretary possessed legal power under the relevant Act or its regulations to direct an inquiry, amend the charge-sheet, or rescind a licence outside of explicitly provided statutory procedures. The holding reaffirmed the principle that a licence constitutes a legal right, the revocation of which requires strict statutory authorization and adherence to due process. Reliance w