F. A. Azeez vs. Secretary, Ministry of Education & Higher Education, et al. – SC [FR] APPLICATION NO. 06/2011-2022

In the case between F. A. Azeez and officers of the Ministry of Education, the Public Service Commission, and associated government entities, the court addressed whether the cancellation of the petitioner’s appointment to Class III of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service (SLEAS) and her reversion to the Teachers’ Service violated constitutional rights under Article 12(1), as well as the timeliness of the application and the legality of recovering purported excess salary payments. It was held that the petitioner’s fundamental rights were not infringed by the administrative process, the application was not time‑barred due to the exception provided in the Human Rights Commission Act, and the recovery of excess payments was proper. The principle reaffirmed was that administrative act