H.T.A. Ariyaratne vs Jayantha Wickremarathne, Former Inspector General of Police – SC FR APPLICATION 123/2009-2025

Supreme Court (SC (FR) Application No: 123/2009) under Article 126 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka addressed allegations by petitioners H.T.A. Ariyaratne and H.R.D.G. Mendis against respondents comprising high-ranking and former police officers and officials of the National Police Commission. The case involved incidents at Negombo Police Station, where a confrontation over a parking dispute allegedly escalated into physical altercation, and a subsequent fire that destroyed the petitioners’ office and valuables, raising issues under Articles 11, 12(1), and 14(1)(g).

Arjuna Obeyesekere, J. stated that evidence established that while physical altercations occurred at the Negombo Police Station, the conduct did not satisfy the threshold for maltreatment