Dayaratne and Others v. National Savings Bank and Others – sllr 2002 volume 3 page 116

In the case between Dayaratne and Others (petitioners, officers of the National Savings Bank) and the National Savings Bank and Others (respondents involved in the promotion process), the court addressed the issue of alleged violation of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) arising from the Bank’s promotion scheme and associated interview process. It was held that the time-bar for contesting the promotions commenced when the list of 41 promotees was announced, and not earlier. The findings established that the promotion and interview processes contained significant procedural irregularities, including discrepancies in documentation, anomalies in candidate assessments, and arbitrary allocation of marks. The judgment recognized the overall validity of the promotion scheme but quashed the p