Chaminda Mihindu Kulasuriya vs Dr. Nadeera Rupasinghe et al. – CA WRT/0335/2020-2023

The case between Chaminda Mihindu Kulasuriya and Dr. Nadeera Rupasinghe (Director General of Archives), R.M. Roshani S. Thilakarathne, and U.G.P. Kumarasiri concerned the tenability of seeking a writ of certiorari under Article 140, despite the existence of a pending fundamental rights application before the Supreme Court. The court determined that an application for a prerogative writ is precluded when an adequate alternative remedy is available and has already been invoked, reaffirming the principle that writ jurisdiction is discretionary and exceptional, particularly when fundamental rights complaints have been referred to the Supreme Court. Reliance was placed on established judicial precedents and the discretionary nature of Article 140 jurisdiction, underscoring that premature or par