Don Thilak Jayashantha Dahanayake vs Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya et al. – CA 54/2011-2011

In the case between Don Thilak Jayashantha Dahanayake (petitioner) and Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander, Sri Lanka Army, and others (respondents), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to a writ of certiorari with respect to disciplinary proceedings, salary deductions, and discharge from the Sri Lanka Army following allegations of air ticket fraud. It was held that the application was procedurally defective due to failure to produce essential material documents and the absence of a final decision subject to judicial review, leading to dismissal of the petition. The decision reaffirmed the principle that the remedy of certiorari requires the existence of a definitive and reviewable decision, and that the applicant bears the burden of producing necessary material to jus