Koggala Hewage Thushara Priyanjith vs Roshan Ranaginghe, Minister of Sports – CA/WRIT/260/23-2024

In the case between Koggala Hewage Thushara Priyanjith Kusum Seana Mudugamuwa and various officials including the Minister of Sports and members of the National Gymnastic Association of Sri Lanka, the court addressed the issue of the maintainability of a writ application challenging the nomination of an association official and related administrative actions. It was held that the application was not maintainable as the petitioner had failed to exhaust an available statutory appeal process under the relevant Sports Regulations. The principle reaffirmed was that judicial review will be denied when adequate alternative remedies have not been utilized, especially concerning regulatory or administrative disputes. The decision relied on statutory provisions governing sports administration and es