W.A.G Weerasinghe vs P.N.K. Malalasekera Director General, Department of Technical Education and Training and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 256/2018-2021

In the case between W.A.G. Weerasinghe (Petitioner) and P.N.K. Malalasekera, Director General, Department of Technical Education and Training & Others (Respondents), the Court of Appeal addressed the legality of a public servant’s contested transfer, the resulting treatment as having vacated post (VOP), and the scope of judicial review over decisions by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). It was determined that the court lacked jurisdiction to issue writs of certiorari or mandamus in relation to decisions of the PSC or its delegates, with judicial review limited only to decisions of the AAT, pursuant to constitutional amendments and established case law. The findings established that the AAT’s decisions regarding reinstatement and the treatmen