Ameer Ismail v. Mrs. Luckshmi Jayawickrama et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO.277/2010-2016

In the case between Ameer Ismail, Punyadasa Edussuriya, Indra De Silva (petitioners; former commission members) and officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (including Mrs. Luckshmi Jayawickrama, Ganesh Rajendra Dharmawardana, Mrs. Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, Ms. E.D. Kumudu, and related agencies), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to arrears of salary increases and allowances, with particular focus on the fuel allowance, as determined by a Parliamentary resolution and a Presidential directive. It was held that the salary structure, as revised by the Parliamentary determination, discontinued some allowances and increased the fuel allowance, and that double-claiming for fuel was impermissible. The court reaffirmed that interpretation of s