Senadipathige Neville Gratiaen Stanley Rodrigo et al. vs. G.S. Vithanage et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 104/2017-2022

In the case between Rodrigo Suppliers (Senadipathige Neville Gratiaen Stanley Rodrigo, Senadipathige Sudesh Priyankara Rodrigo, Senadipathige Chamara Prasanna Rodrigo, and Warnakulasuriya Anita Grace Peeris) and representatives of various government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Employment and the Ministry of Defence, the issue addressed was the alleged arbitrariness and irregularity in the awarding of a government tender for the supply of dry fish to Naval camps. It was contended that the failure to award eight camps to the Petitioners, despite them being the lowest substantially responsive bidder, constituted a violation of constitutional rights under Articles 12(1) and 14(1)(g), and that the application was not time-barred under Article 126(2). It was held that the procure