Don Manuweige Don Jayaranjana v. Hon. Namal Rajapaksa et al – CA WRIT/522/2021-2021

In the case between Don Manuweige Don Jayaranjana (petitioner) and Namal Rajapaksa, Roshan Ranasinghe, Amal Edirisooriya, Anuradha Wijekoon, and the Attorney General (respondents), the court addressed whether a writ application substantially similar to a previously refused application (CA/Writ/520/2021) could be reconsidered. It was determined that the petitioner’s challenge to administrative decisions surrounding his suspension and removal by the Volleyball Federation, following his evasion of return to Sri Lanka after an international tour and subsequent professional disciplinary actions, could not be re-adjudicated as the issues were already settled. The court reaffirmed the principle against re-litigation of identical matters, relying on the established doctrine of res judicata and pro