Rajakaruna Herat Mudiyanselage Deepa Keerthi Mahinda Bandara Rajakaruna vs National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO.473/2011-2013

In the case between Rajakaruna Herat Mudiyanselage Deepa Keerthi Mahinda Bandara Rajakaruna (and another) and the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (with others), the court addressed the issue of whether the appointments of the 4th and 5th Respondents to director positions should be quashed due to lack of required qualifications, and whether the Petitioners had legal standing to challenge such appointments. It was held that the Petitioners did not have locus standi, as they neither applied for the post in question nor established an adverse personal or public interest. The holding reaffirmed the principle that applicants seeking writ jurisdiction must demonstrate that their own rights are affected. Reliance was placed on established rules of standing and relevant case