B. Sivapiragasam v. Justice Anil Gunaratne et al – CA WRIT/254/2018-2018

In the case between B. Sivapiragasam (Plaintiff) and the Administrative Appeal Tribunal, officials of the Sri Lanka Planning Service, and the Ministry of Finance and Planning (Defendants), the issue concerned entitlement to exemption from the Efficiency Bar Examination in accordance with Service Minutes and Public Administration Circular No. 20/2001. It was determined that the petitioner satisfied the dual criteria of attaining 45 years of age and achieving the required salary step prior to 01/10/2001. The court held that the Administrative Appeal Tribunal’s denial of the exemption was erroneous on the face of the record, as it misidentified the date of salary step attainment, contrary to documentary evidence. The AAT order was quashed and the petitioner was ordered to be promoted with ret