B.S.E.M. Perera vs Inspector General of Police et al. – 410/08-2011

In the case between B.S.E.M. Perera (Petitioner) and Victor Perera (Inspector General of Police), Neville Piyadigama (Chairman, National Police Commission), and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the denial of promotion to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) violated procedural fairness and legal rights. It was held that the selection process and marking scheme for DIG promotions were objectively and equally applied to all candidates, and no legal right of the petitioner was breached. The principle affirmed is that judicial intervention is unwarranted where no breach of law or evidence of discrimination is demonstrated, particularly when constitutional ouster provisions restrict the court’s jurisdiction. This decision relied on Article 155(c) of the Constitution, releva