Dr. Athulasiri Kumara Samarakoon et al. vs. Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe et al. – SC FR NO. 195/2022-2022

Brief
In the cases of Dr. Athulasiri Kumara Samarakoon and others vs. Basil Rohana Rajapaksa and others, and Chandra Jayaratne and others vs. Ajith Nivard Cabraal and others, the court addressed allegations of violations of fundamental rights under Articles 12(1) and 14(1)(g) of the Constitution. The applications focused on actions and inactions concerning the management of Sri Lanka’s financial system, particularly decisions by the Monetary Board and related government officials regarding exchange rate policy, delays in seeking IMF intervention, and the approach to international sovereign bond obligations. The court granted leave to proceed in both applications, issuing several directions to respondents including orders to produce documents, conduct audits, amend legal captions where nece