A.P. Ranasinghe Bandara vs Anuradha Yahampath et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 61/2021-2021

In the case between A.P. Ranasinghe Bandara, Chairman, Seruwila Pradeshiya Sabha (Petitioner) and Anuradha Yahampath, Governor of Eastern Province, Thusitha P. Wanigasinha, Chief Secretary of Eastern Province, L.P. Madanayake, Secretary to the Governor, and other officials and members of the Seruwila Pradeshiya Sabha (Respondents), the legal issue centered on whether the Chairman was lawfully required to secure approval of the annual budget for 2021 by a majority vote of the Sabha, particularly after the expiration of the Sabha’s initial two years. The court determined that the Pradeshiya Sabha Act mandates a majority vote for passing the budget after the first two years and that the Chairman’s failure to adhere to this requirement resulted in statutory resignation. Administrative actions