Biyanwillage Don Rohan Lalith Perera v. National Gem and Jewellery Authority – CA WRIT 320/2016-2016

In the case between Biyanwillage Don Rohan Lalith Perera (Petitioner) and the National Gem and Jewellery Authority and Asanga Welagedara, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Gem and Jewellery Authority (Respondents), the issue addressed was whether the termination of the petitioner’s probationary employment as Director, Export Services and Marketing at a state authority was subject to judicial review (writ jurisdiction) or governed by private contractual law. It was held that such matters involving contractual employment relationships with state agencies are not amenable to writ jurisdiction and cannot be challenged by certiorari, reaffirming that employment of this nature is a matter of private law. The decision relied on relevant precedents, including Gawarammana v. Tea Board and