M. M. Damayanthi Menike v. P. D. Piyadasa et al. – CA 634/1998-1998

The case between M. M. Damayanthi Menike (Plaintiff-Appellant) and P. D. Piyadasa, A. S. Premaratne, M. D. Peiris, and others associated with the Public Service Commission and Educational Service Committee (Defendant-Respondents) addressed the issue of whether the Plaintiff-Appellant was legally qualified for appointment as an Assistant English Teacher following a competitive examination. It was held that the Plaintiff-Appellant had not established a right to the relief claimed, as the evidentiary record did not substantiate that required qualifications were met or that any procedural error amounted to a legal entitlement to appointment. The principle reaffirmed was that discretionary judicial relief in administrative matters does not extend to compelling employment where substantive quali