Kariyawasam Katukohila Gamage Chandrika vs. P.B. Abeykoon – SC FR 479/2012-2023

In the case between several Petitioners, including candidates who appeared for the Limited Competitive Examination-2009 for recruitment to Class III of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, and various Respondents from the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs as well as administrative officials, the court examined whether the Cabinet of Ministers’ decision to fill only 33 vacancies in 2009 was lawful, whether this approach infringed upon the Petitioners’ fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution, and whether the Petitioners were entitled to a legitimate expectation of an alternative vacancy allocation. It was held that the method used by the Cabinet of Ministers to determine vacancies did not violate fundamental rights and that the procedural requirements und