Lathpandurage Manjula Promodini Peerera and 75 others vs. Ceylon Electricity Board et al. – CA 543/2011-2011

In the case between Lathpandurage Manjula Promodini Peerera, several other petitioners, and the Ceylon Electricity Board alongside associated government officials, the court addressed whether a Writ of Mandamus should compel the respondents to implement specific government policy regarding the appointment and promotion of unemployed graduates. It was held that respondents complied with government directives and no breach of statutory or public duty was established. The court reaffirmed the principle that the grant of mandamus is discretionary and contingent upon a clear legal right or obligation. Reliance was placed on relevant policy documents and the discretionary nature of prerogative writs. The applications for relief were dismissed, emphasizing that judicial intervention is unwarrante