Chandana Sri Prasanna Kumara Wellangiriya vs M.M.C. Fernando – CA WRIT/149/2013-2017

In the case between Chandana Sri Prasanna Kumara Wellangiriya (Petitioner) and M.M.C. Fernando (Secretary, Ministry of Power and Energy), Dr. B.M.S. Batagoda, Ceylon Electricity Board, W.G. Ganegala (Chairman, CEB), A.W.D.A.S. Wijeyapala (Chairman, CEB), and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to writs of Certiorari and Mandamus concerning disciplinary action, demotion, reinstatement, and subsequent administrative measures taken against the petitioner by the Ceylon Electricity Board. It was held that the petitioner’s failure to challenge the operative “vacation of post” notice and the suppression of material facts rendered the application untenable and of no practical utility, resulting in dismissal. The principle reaffirmed was that full and fair disclosure