Jayasinghe v. The National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering (Nifne) and Others – sllr 2002 volume 1 page 277

In the case between Jayasinghe (Plaintiff) and The National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering (NIFNE) and others (Defendants), the Court addressed whether the petitioner’s application for relief under Article 12(1) (equality) and Article 126(2) was time-barred, and whether there was suppression of material facts from the Court. The Court held that the petitioner’s application was both time-barred and compromised by suppression of essential facts, reaffirming the principle that an applicant must act with utmost good faith (uberrima fides) and must not withhold material information when seeking relief. This determination relied on documentary evidence and established precedents, emphasizing that applications failing timely submission or lacking frank disclosure are liable to be