Weerasekara Bandara vs. Sri Lanka Army – CA WRIT 99/2013-2013

In the case between Weerakoon Mudiyanselage Weerasekara Bandara (Petitioner, a senior sergeant in the Sri Lanka Army) and several Respondents including Capt. S.N.A.M.S. Priyashantha and the Commander of the Army, the court addressed whether disciplinary proceedings, including demotion and discharge of the Petitioner, were conducted in accordance with the Army Act and principles of natural justice. It was held that the summary trial and discharge procedures conformed to statutory and regulatory frameworks, reaffirming the principle that administrative actions taken under prescribed military regulations, when procedurally proper, are valid. The decision relied on the Army Act, relevant regulations, and authorities such as Mendis v. Commander of the Army, emphasizing that lawful administrativ