K.G.Subasinghe vs N.E.Dissanayake – CA /WRIT/APP/NO. 850/2008-2011

In the case between K.G. Subasinghe, Wild Life Ranger, Minneriya National Park (Petitioner) and N.E. Dissanayake, Chairman, The Administrative Appeal Tribunal, the Public Service Commission, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the judicial reviewability of orders from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) concerning disciplinary action against the Petitioner. It was determined that, following the Petitioner’s withdrawal of his appeal before the AAT, no substantive order was issued by the AAT, rendering a writ of certiorari inappropriate. Furthermore, constitutional provisions preclude judicial review of PSC decisions in this forum, affirming that such actions are not amenable to review except as specified within the Constitution. This d