Senasinghe v. Karunatilleke, Senior Superintendent of Police, Nugegoda and Others – sllr 2003 volume 1 page 172

In the case between Senasinghe (Plaintiff) and Karunatilleke, Senior Superintendent of Police, Nugegoda (Defendant), the court addressed the alleged violation of the petitioner’s fundamental rights arising from police action during a protest march against the prorogation of Parliament and the associated Referendum Proposal. The central issues concerned the validity of the Presidential Proclamations and Referendum Proposal under Articles 70 and 86 of the Constitution and police conduct under section 45 of the Referendum Act, with specific reference to whether police actions infringed Articles 14(1)(h), 11, and 13(1) of the Constitution. It was held that the Referendum Proposal was invalid due to its ambiguity and failure to comply with constitutional standards, and that police had exceeded