Marasinghe Pedige Samansiri v. Hon. Namal Rajapaksa et al. – CA WRIT/521/2021-2021

In the case between Marasinghe Pedige Samansiri (Petitioner) and Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Hon. Roshan Ranasinghe, Amal Edirisooriya, Anuradha Wijekoon, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of the administrative decisions that led to the petitioner’s suspension and removal from the post of Assistant Coach of the Sri Lanka national volleyball team. It was held that the factual and legal issues had already been adjudicated in the prior matter CA/Writ/520/2021, where similar relief was refused. The findings established that the actions of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation—suspending the petitioner in 1998 for not returning to Sri Lanka and later removing him as Assistant Coach—were consistent with existing regulations, and procedural grounds barred furth