Colombo District Driving School Owners’ Association vs A.H.K. Jagath Chandrasiri, Commissioner General of Motor Traffic and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 30/2018-2021

In the case between Colombo District Driving School Owners’ Association and others (petitioners) and A.H.K. Jagath Chandrasiri, Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, and others (respondents), the court addressed whether a certificate from a licensed driving school is mandated by law for every applicant for a driving license under Regulation 8 of the Motor Traffic (Driving Schools, Driving Instructors and Assistant Driving Instructors) Regulations No. 1 of 2015. The court held that there is no statutory obligation for every license applicant to present such a certificate. It was established that the applicable legal framework separates the regulation of driving schools from the requirements imposed on license applicants, and that policy decisions on certificate submissions do not confer le