G. M. Ramesh Chandima Aponsu vs. General Shavendra Silva et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 357/21-2024

In the case between G. M. Ramesh Chandima Aponsu (petitioner) and General Shavendra Silva, Lieutenant General H. L. V. M. Liyanage, and others (respondents), the court addressed the legality of the withdrawal of the petitioner’s military commission without the mandatory approval of the President, despite allegations of cannabis-related misconduct. The court determined that such administrative decisions, executed in the absence of presidential approval, were unlawful, arbitrary, and ultra vires, reaffirming that Regulation 37 of the Army Officers Service Regulations (Regular Force) 1992 vests exclusive authority in the President to require or induce the retirement or resignation of a commissioned officer. This conclusion relied on the clear wording of relevant statutory regulations and esta