Suriyamudiyanselage Narda vs P. C. Wickramaratne – CA/WRT/0249/2024-2024

In the case between Suriyamudiyanselage Narda and others (Plaintiffs) versus P. C. Wickramaratne (Auditor General), Lanka Transformers Limited Staff Union, M. P. Jayantha Pathmasiri, Kithsiri Egodawaththa, and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the Petitioners’ attempt to remove the majority of Respondents from the application infringed the right to be heard under the principles of natural justice. It was held that removal of the parties would violate fundamental tenets of audi alteram partem, reaffirming the doctrine that no decision affecting the rights of others can be made without an opportunity to be heard. The decision relied on legal precedents including Sundkaran v. Bharathi and Sarath Amunugama and Others v. Karu Jayasuriya, with the finding that any attempt to curt