P. Pushparani Perera v. A.M.R.J.K. Jayasinghe and National Transport Commission – CA WRIT/171/2017-2017

In the case between P. Pushparani Perera (Petitioner) and A.M.R.J.K. Jayasinghe, Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, along with the National Transport Commission (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to writs of certiorari and mandamus concerning the affirmation of an administrative order in the transport sector. It was held that failure to disclose the affirmation of the contested order by a superior authority in a previous application constituted nondisclosure of a material fact, precluding further relief. The principle reaffirmed is the necessity of full and frank disclosure in applications for discretionary relief, which is fundamental to the administration of justice. This decision relied on established doctrines regarding candor and finality in