Don. Chaminda Padma Kumara Jayasekara Kulasinghe vs Inspector General of Police – NO.174/2009-2013

In the case between Don. Chaminda Padma Kumara Jayasekara Kulasinghe (Petitioner) and the Inspector General of Police, Deputy Inspector General (Administration), and others (Respondents), the court addressed the propriety of disciplinary proceedings and the entitlement to promotion within the Sri Lanka Police. It was determined that the Petitioner’s alleged procedural irregularities and subsequent acquittal in criminal proceedings did not invalidate disciplinary actions, particularly when the Petitioner failed to make full and frank disclosure of his service record. The holding emphasized the principle that suppression or non-disclosure of material facts by an applicant is sufficient ground for refusal of prerogative writs. This determination relied on established legal authorities upholdi