Patabandi Maddumage Tharuka Pushpa Kumara vs Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister, Ministry of Education – CA/WRIT/728/24-2025

In Patabandhi Maddumage Tharuka Pushpa Kumara v. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya (Minister, Ministry of Education) and others, the court considered whether the Respondents’ actions or inactions, in light of recommendations from the Public Petitions Committee and communications by the Public Service Commission (notably letter P29), created a legal obligation to recruit the Petitioner into the Sri Lanka Teacher Service despite the age limit regulation. The court held that neither the general direction in P29 nor the administrative communications conferred an individual right to appointment, affirming that recruitment must adhere to established criteria under the relevant regulations. The application was dismissed on grounds that no legal entitlement for special appointment existed, underscoring that