Priyancy Don Liyanaarachchi vs. National Police Commission – SC F/R 123/2013-2024

In the case between Priyancy Don Liyanaarachchi (Petitioner) and Senaka Walgampaya, multiple current and former members of the National Police Commission, and related public authorities (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Article 12(1) were violated through the revision of his salary scale following his change of employment from Grade 1 Translator to Media Officer at the National Police Commission. The court held that no binding promise or established administrative practice for a higher salary scale had been made to the petitioner, and expectations arose from personal assumptions rather than legitimate governmental commitments. The principle reaffirmed was that a legitimate expectation in public administration requires a clear