Dassayanke Mudiyanselage Dulip Chameera Adikari v. Gagan Bulathsinhala and Karunasena Hettiarachchi – CA WRIT/134/2015-2015

In the case between Dassayanke Mudiyanselage Dulip Chameera Adikari (Petitioner) and Gagan Bulathsinhala, Air Marshal, Commander, Sri Lanka Air Force, and Karunasena Hettiarachchi, Secretary, Ministry of Defence (Respondents), the court addressed whether the refusal by the Sri Lanka Air Force to grant the Petitioner a further extension of service violated a legitimate expectation of continued employment following a period of medical unfitness and subsequent recovery. It was determined that the Petitioner’s expectation of an extension did not meet the threshold of an enforceable legitimate expectation, given the impact of disciplinary records and the absence of a settled practice or specific undertaking. The findings established that Air Force regulations and public interest criteria were p