Kasim Abdul Jabbar Mohamed Yasim Vs Chulani Weeraratna and three others – CA WRIT WRT – 0156/20-2023

In the case between Kasim Abdul Jabbar Mohamed Yasim (petitioner, Reserve Police Constable) and the respondents, including Chulani Weeraratne (Superintendent of Police) and the Attorney General, the court examined whether the petitioner was entitled to a disciplinary order or reinstatement following permanent termination from service. The proceedings focused on the validity and necessity of conducting a disciplinary inquiry after official termination, and whether the respondents were under any legal duty to issue a disciplinary order post-termination within the framework of the Establishment Code and constitutional limitations on writ jurisdiction. It was determined that the claim for a writ of mandamus—seeking a disciplinary order and reinstatement—could not succeed as the petitioner had