Egoda Arachchilage Wickramasinghe vs Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka – CA WRIT 356/2014-2014

In Egoda Arachchilage Wickramasinghe v. Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, the court addressed the legality of appointing the 3rd respondent as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Language Studies, specifically whether actions taken by the 2nd respondent and the university were ultra vires, arbitrary, unreasonable, or violated Section 18C of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (Amendment) Act No. 37 of 1995. The court held that the appointment was unlawful and issued writs of certiorari and prohibition to invalidate the contested actions and prevent further unauthorized appointments during the petitioner’s term. The principle reaffirmed is that statutory procedure for appointments must be strictly followed and actions outside this framework are invalid. The decision emphasized