Rupasinghe Arachchige Don Dayasiri Rupasinghe vs Sri Lanka Standards Institution – NO. 176/2014-2014

In the case between Rupasinghe Arachchige Don Dayasiri Rupasinghe (Petitioner) and the Sri Lanka Standards Institution and certain of its officials (Respondents), the Court addressed whether the interview and selection process for the post of Director (Technical) was conducted arbitrarily and unfairly. It was held that the marking scheme’s application was unjust, particularly in denying the petitioner marks for his M.Sc. degree in Analytical Chemistry under “additional qualifications,” while similar qualifications were recognized for other candidates. The principle reaffirmed was that recruitment processes must be transparent, logical, and applied consistently, without arbitrary distinctions. The decision was based on the interpretation of the recruitment scheme, Article 140 of the Constit