Ratnasiri Wickramanayake et al. vs. Public Service Commission et al. – SC FR 236-237/2008-2023

In the case between members of the Sri Lanka Planning Service Association (including President, Vice President, Secretary, and others), and a group of selected candidates (Petitioners) versus various Ministers, the Public Service Commission, and related officials (Respondents), the court addressed whether the Cabinet Decision of 24.10.2007 and the subsequent directive to recruit Development Officers to the Sri Lanka Planning Service (SLPS) on a supernumerary basis, bypassed established SLPS service minute provisions and violated the Petitioners’ Fundamental Rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The court held that the Cabinet’s determination to conduct a special examination and recruit Development Officers in this manner was a lawful, well-considered policy decision made within t