Kotakadeniya v. Kodithuwakku and Others – sllr 2000 volume 2 page 175

In the case between Kotakadeniya (Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police) and Kodithuwakku and Others (including the Inspector General of Police), the court addressed the issue of whether the Inspector General of Police was vested with legal authority to transfer a Senior Deputy Inspector General, particularly considering the delegation of such powers by the Public Service Commission under existing laws. It was held that the Inspector General of Police’s power to effect transfers was confined to officers up to and including the rank of Deputy Inspector General, and that Senior Deputy Inspector General formed a distinct and superior cadre. The transfer order issued by the Inspector General of Police in this instance was found ultra vires and invalid, reaffirming the principle that acts i