Dr. Kodagoda Hitige Jayampathy Rohanakumara Wickramaratne vs. Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 331 /2021-2024

In the case between Dr. Kodagoda Hitige Jayampathy Rohanakumara Wickramaratne (Petitioner) and members of the Commission of Inquiry, Secretary to the President, and related officials (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of Commission of Inquiry recommendations adverse to the petitioner. The court determined that the Commission’s actions, including the issuance of findings and recommendations without proper service of process or opportunity for the petitioner to respond, were ultra vires, procedurally flawed, and violative of natural justice. It was reaffirmed that strict adherence to fair hearing principles under the Commissions of Inquiry Act and constitutional guarantees is required, and breaching such procedural safeguards warrants judicial intervention. Relief was granted by