Squadron Leader Dinesh Jayasinghe vs Air Marshal H.D. Abeywickrame – CA WRIT 589/2011-2012

The case between Squadron Leader Dinesh Jayasinghe (Petitioner) and Air Marshal H.D. Abeywickrame (Commander of the Air Force), Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksha (Secretary, Ministry of Defence), Mr. Lalith Weerathunga (Secretary to the President), among others (Respondents), addressed the propriety and process for withdrawing a commission in the Sri Lanka Air Force. The central question was whether the intended withdrawal of the Petitioner’s commission observed proper legal process under the Sri Lanka Air Force Act and its Regulations. It was determined that the prior letter recommending such withdrawal had already been withdrawn by the 1st Respondent, and assurances were recorded that no further action would be taken absent lawful inquiry per the governing statutes. Subsequently, upon the Petitio