J.C. Procter v. S.W.B. Wadugodapitiya et al. – CA APPLICATION NO. 42/2008-2008

In the case between J.C. Procter (Senior Superintendent of Police, Director Police Tourist Division) and S.W.B. Wadugodapitiya, Chairman, The Administrative Appeal Tribunal, Colombo, and others, the court addressed whether the Petitioner was entitled to restoration of seniority and promotion to the rank of Superintendent of Police Grade II alongside a group of earlier-promoted officers, based on an alleged error in the allocation of marks. The court held that the Administrative Appeal Tribunal and the National Police Commission had erred in dismissing the Petitioner’s appeal on the ground that the matter was sub judice, determining that the issues raised were not precluded by prior proceedings. This judgment reaffirmed the legal principle that a distinct claim for relief, based on facts no