Prasanna Ranathunga v. K.C. Logeswaran and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 68/2015-2015

In the case between Prasanna Ranathunga, Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council (Petitioner), and K.C. Logeswaran, Governor of the Western Province, along with members and officials of the Provincial Council (Respondents), the court addressed whether writs of Prohibition, Certiorari, and Mandamus should be issued to restrain any removal of the petitioner from the office of Chief Minister and to prevent the appointment of another party to that post. It was determined that no concrete action, decision, or step had been taken by the Governor to remove the petitioner or appoint a replacement, and the application was founded on hearsay and speculation rather than substantiated facts. The court relied on established legal principles concerning maintainability and the requirement of dem