Ranepurage Ravindra Jayaratne vs Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka & Others – CA WRIT NO.0213/2023-2023

In the case between Ranepurage Ravindra Jayaratne (petitioner) and the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka along with associated officers and appointees (including P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, K.M.M Siriwardena, and others), the court addressed the issue of whether interim relief should be granted in a writ application under Article 140 of the Constitution. It was held that while a prima facie case existed warranting judicial consideration, interim relief was not appropriate as the nature of the relief sought by the petitioner was final and should be determined in the substantive proceedings. This decision reaffirmed the principle that interim relief will not be granted where it would effectively dispose of the main case, referencing established procedural norms and emphasizing the