K. G. I. N. Deshapriya vs Justice N. E. Dissanayake – CA WRT/0471/2019-2024

In the case between K. G. I. N. Deshapriya (Petitioner, an Executive Grade II Officer of the Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Service) and respondents including officials from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Public Service Commission, the court addressed the issue of whether a Petitioner whose promotion had been deferred due to a disciplinary order—involving the deferment of two salary increments—was entitled to promotion based on satisfaction of service requirements under both old and revised service minutes. It was held that when computing “satisfactory service” for promotion, periods during which salary increments were suspended or deferred due to disciplinary proceedings must be excluded, in accordance with Rule 186 of the Public Service Commission Procedural Rules. This decision r