Wawulanbokka Gamage Lalith Dharmakeerthi vs Hon. Tikiri Kobbekaduwa et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 39/2021-2021

In Wawulanbokka Gamage Lalith Dharmakeerthi v. Hon. Tikiri Kobbekaduwa (Governor, Sabaragamuwa Province) and others, the Court of Appeal was called upon to determine the legality and reasonableness of the suspension of the Chairman of the Embilipitiya Urban Council, the appointment of an Inquiry Officer, and the issuance of a charge sheet pursuant to the Urban Councils Ordinance and the Provincial Councils (Consequential Provisions) Act. The core holding established that the suspension and inquiry process conformed to statutory requirements and principles of administrative law, reaffirming the standard that judicial intervention in executive discretion will be limited to cases of unreasonableness or arbitrariness, especially where legislative frameworks provide procedural safeguards. The d