Ekanayake v. Gunatilleke, Superintendent of Police, Maho and Others – sllr 1993 volume 2 page 371

In the case between Ekanayake (petitioner) and Gunatilleke, Superintendent of Police, Maho, and others (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Articles 13 (1) & (2) and 14 (1)(c) of the Constitution had been violated through arrest and detention without warrant or reason, and infringement of the right to freedom of association. It was determined that the petitioner, a politically active member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), had been arrested and detained in a manner that contravened constitutional safeguards, and that his political activities were unlawfully obstructed. The principle established reiterates the constitutional prohibition of arbitrary arrest, detention, and interference with freedom of association for politica