Sheik Mohideen Shaheeb Sheik Naseer Vs. The Hon. Attorney General and others – CA/MC./RE APPLICATION NO. 07/2017-2018

In the case between Sheik Mohideen Shaheeb Sheik Naseer (Petitioner) and the Hon. Attorney General, Commissioner General of Prisons, and Superintendent of Welikada Prison (Respondents), the court addressed the lawfulness and proportionality of a 5-year Rigorous Imprisonment (R.I.) sentence imposed by a Prison Tribunal. It was determined that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient evidence regarding his health status, the circumstances of his surrender, and the alleged impropriety in the Tribunal’s constitution. The court held that the Prisons Ordinance permitted a single judge to constitute a Prison Tribunal under specified circumstances. The petitioner’s application under Article 138 was dismissed due to lack of substantiated claims, reaffirming the principle that the burden lies on