Gamage v. Perera – sllr 2006 volume 3 page 354

In the case of Gamage vs. Perera, the Court addressed whether Section 12(2) of the Provincial Councils Act, which contains a preclusive clause, bars judicial review over the conduct of Provincial Council officers, and considered the extent of the Court’s jurisdiction under Article 140 in issuing writs to compel the announcement of election results as mandated by Rule 5(6) of the Council’s Rules. The findings established that the Court’s supervisory jurisdiction under Article 140 remains undiminished by statutory ouster clauses and is not restricted by the constitutional prohibition on questioning the validity of Acts of Parliament under Article 80(3), as the present dispute concerned the propriety of administrative conduct, not legislative validity. The appeal was dismissed, with the decis