B.S. Nalin Senanayake Vs. Dr. Y.D. Nihal Jayathilaka and others – CA WRIT NO. 442/2014-2014

In the case between B.S. Nalin Senanayake (Petitioner) and Dr. Y.D. Nihal Jayathilaka (Secretary, Ministry of Health) and 27 others (Respondents), the court addressed a dispute concerning the transfer and posting of the petitioner, a specialist medical officer, specifically regarding the procedure for filling the Consultant Neurologist vacancy at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka and annual specialist medical officer transfers. It was held that a settlement had been reached, with the terms entered into the court record, providing for the petitioner’s temporary attachment to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka and eligibility under the regular annual transfer process. The principle reaffirmed was that administrative actions regarding government medical officers’ postings are subject to tran