Mananadewage Shifani and Others vs. W.A. Somaratne Wijayamuni and Others – SC F.R. APPLICATION NO.368/2012-2016

In the case between Mananadewage Shifani (on behalf of her minor children) and several state officials, including police officers and members of the National Child Protection Authority, the court addressed alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 11, 12(1), 13(1), and 13(2) of the Constitution. The primary consideration was whether the respondents’ execution of a District Court order—granting custody of two minor children to their father—constituted an infringement on the petitioners’ rights, particularly in light of a purported stay order from the Civil Appellate High Court that was not officially produced to the authorities. The court held that the actions of the respondents were lawful, determining that enforcement of court orders by police and NCPA officials was properly