Rajapakse v. Attorney General – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 73/2007-2012

In the case between Prof. Hapugahange Ranjith Wimalanath Dharmaratne, Dr. Maharalalage Gamini Seneviratne, and Prof. K. Tennakone, among others (petitioners), and the Institute of Fundamental Studies with associated parties (respondents), the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka addressed whether decisions by the IFS pertaining to the continuity of contract employment for its scientific staff qualify as “executive or administrative” actions subject to judicial scrutiny under Article 126 of the Constitution. The Court held that such decisions are indeed reviewable executive or administrative actions, reaffirming the principle that entities exhibiting deep and pervasive state control, including state appointments, funding, and operational oversight, function as instrumentalities or agencies of the Sta