M. G. Bandula Bandara Vs. E. P. T. K. Ekanayake et al. – CA WRT 184/2019-2021

In the case between M.G. Bandula Bandara (Petitioner) and E.P.T.K. Ekanayake, Provincial Director of Education (Central Province) and others (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of treating the period between the petitioner’s intended voluntary retirement and subsequent reinstatement as a no-pay interruption in service, resulting in the denial of back-wages and adverse impact on pension rights. It was held that the respondents failed to comply with the principles of natural justice and administrative fairness by not making or communicating a decision regarding the petitioner’s retirement, nor providing him an opportunity to be heard prior to taking adverse action. The decision reaffirmed the principles of legitimate expectation and the requirement for procedural fairness in admi