Lumbini De Silva vs Controller, Immigration and Emigration and Another – sllr 2012 volume 1 page 136

In the case between Lumbini de Silva (Plaintiff) and the Controller, Immigration and Emigration and Senior Authorizing Officer, Immigration and Emigration Office (Defendants), the court addressed the violation of the petitioner’s fundamental right under Article 12(1) of the Constitution due to the prevention of her departure from Sri Lanka to sit for a professional examination abroad. The court held that officers lacked legal authority to restrict the petitioner’s travel by placing her name on a Stop List without a court order or legitimate grounds, thereby infringing her constitutional rights. This decision reaffirmed the principle that any restriction on a citizen’s freedom of movement must be supported by clear legal authority and due process. Reliance was placed on constitutional guara