Rajapakse v. Tissa Devendra, Chairman, Public Service Commission and Others – sllr 1999 volume 2 page 331

In the case between Rajapaksa (Plaintiff) and Tissa Devendra, Chairman, Public Service Commission, and others (Defendants), the court considered whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution were infringed by the disciplinary procedure adopted against him. The key issue concerned the validity and propriety of disciplinary action—including interdiction and the issuance of a charge-sheet—taken without a preliminary investigation or an opportunity for the petitioner to record a statement. The findings established that the procedures followed by the Public Service Commission, including reliance on prescribed constitutional provisions and the Establishments Code, adhered to required legal standards and did not violate the petitioner’s rights. The petition w