Major K.D.S. Weerasinghe vs Colonel G.K.B. Dissanayake et al. – SC/FR/APPLICATION NO 444/2009-2009

In the case between Major K.D.S. Weerasinghe (Petitioner) and senior military officials including Colonel G.K.B. Dissanayake, Major General Sumith Balasooriya, and others (Respondents), the Court addressed whether the disciplinary procedures leading to the withdrawal of the Petitioner’s commission from the Sri Lanka Volunteer Force infringed his Fundamental Rights under Articles 12(1), 13(3), and 13(5) of the Constitution. The proceedings considered the propriety of the summary trial and disciplinary inquiry process conducted under the Army Act No. 17 of 1949 and associated regulations. It was held that the actions and decisions taken complied with statutory provisions and did not constitute any violation of the Petitioner’s Fundamental Rights. The application was dismissed without costs,