W. A. D. S. Wanasinghe vs Kamal Paliskara et al. – SC F R APPLICATION NO. 216/2014-2014

In the case between W. A. D. S. Wanasinghe (Petitioner) and Kamal Paliskara, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nugegoda, and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the actions of the 1st Respondent constituted a continuing infringement of the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution and whether the petition was time-barred given the one-month limitation under Article 126(2). The holding established that the infringements alleged did not extend beyond 7th January 2014, and that the petitioner’s application was not filed within the prescribed period. The court reaffirmed the principle that claims for continuing violations must be clearly substantiated with evidence, and that the statutory limitation for filing fundamental rights applications is str