W.A.A.C. Weerasinghe vs Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Others – CA WRIT/647/2021-2021

In the case between W. A. A. C. Weerasinghe (Petitioner) and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and its associated directors and officers (Respondents), the court addressed whether the non-allocation of interview marks to the Petitioner and the appointment of the 10th Respondent to the post of Manager HR were lawful, and whether the Petitioner, after accepting promotion to Manager HR-DEV, retained an entitlement to the post of Manager HR. It was held that the promotion process followed proper procedure, the administrative guidelines were appropriately applied, and no unlawful or ultra vires action was identified in the selection and appointment process. The decision reaffirmed that the acceptance of a promotion to one of several simultaneously-applied-for posts constitutes a waiver of an exclusi