Naidappu Hewa Nadika Nishanthi Premarathna Vs. M. N. Ranasinghe et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 241/2019-2019

In the case between Naidappu Hewa Nadika Nishanthi Premarathna (Petitioner) and M. N. Ranasinghe, P. M. Salahudeen, S. Sooriarachchi, G. W. Chathurika Dilshani, M. W. Damayanthi Silva, and the Hon. Minister of Education (Respondents), the primary issue concerned the lawfulness of the cancellation of the Petitioner’s transfer from Ananda Central College, Elpitiya to Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda. It was determined that the Teacher Transfer Appeal Board acted in excess of its powers by entertaining an appeal (R2) that was procedurally improper, yet the cancellation of the Petitioner’s transfer was found to be lawful as it corrected an administrative oversight in compliance with the National Teachers Transfer Policy. The holding reaffirmed the principle that transfers in the teaching ser