K.G.D. Walter Abeysundara et al. v. Dr. S.H. Munasinghe et al. – CA WRIT/518/2021-2021

In the case between K.G.D. Walter Abeysundara, D.C.M. Abeysundara, K.G.D.M.Y. Abeysundara (operating as “Amil Janitor Services,” a partnership) and Dr. S.H. Munasinghe, Secretary, Ministry of Health, along with members of the Ministerial Procurement Committee, Technical Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Health, and Smart Janitor (Pvt) Limited, the court addressed whether the 13th Respondent was properly awarded a contract for janitorial services under procurement law and guidelines. The court held that the 13th Respondent satisfied the principal eligibility requirements and that the procurement process’s ambiguity did not amount to a breach justifying judicial intervention. Concurrently, significant deficiencies were found in the Petitioners’ own bid submission, invoking the applicab