Harishchandra Pathiranalage Chandana Sumith Kumara vs The Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) – CA WRIT/399/18-2021

In the case between Harishchandra Pathiranalage Chandana Sumith Kumara (petitioner) and The Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) and others (respondents), the court addressed the legality of the petitioner’s dismissal from Sri Lanka Railways and the subsequent upholding of that dismissal by the Public Service Commission and the Administrative Appeal Tribunal. It was determined that the petitioner’s defense, asserting misuse of his lost identity card in the commission of a criminal offense, was not credibly raised at the relevant procedural stages and lacked supporting evidence. The findings established that the evidence and procedural record substantiated the petitioner’s involvement, supporting the disciplinary and administrative decisions. The application for writs of certiorari and mand