K. D. Chandrasekara and another vs Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and others – SC FR 282/2015-2025

In the matter of K. D. Chandrasekara and K. D. H. Nadeeka Chandrasekara (Petitioners) versus Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and its former officials (Respondents), the court addressed allegations of fundamental rights violations stemming from the termination of a tele-drama broadcast. The core legal issue concerned whether a dispute arising from a commercial agreement and the subsequent termination of a tele-drama constituted a violation of fundamental rights.

Petitioners alleged violations of Articles 12(1), 14(1)(a), 14(1)(g), and 14A(1) of the Constitution due to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation’s termination of their tele-drama ‘La Sanda Pamula’. Leave to proceed was granted for alleged violations of Articles 12(1), 14(1)(a), and 14(1)(b).

The court found that the tele-dram