Pathmanathan Jeganathan v. Mr. Kumarasiri Gamage and Others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 103/2007-2011

In the case between Pathmanathan Jeganathan (Petitioner) and Mr. Kumarasiri Gamage, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Commandant of the Sri Lanka Police Reserve, and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the Petitioner had legally vacated his post after failing to report to the Matara Police Division following a transfer, and whether the subsequent actions of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) affected the validity of the notice issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Matara. It was held that the Petitioner failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence justifying his absence and that the vacation of post notice, being a consequence of unexplained absence rather than a punitive order, was valid. The application for a writ of certiorari to quash the v