Ariyasinghe Violet v. W M Bandusena and Akila Viraj Kariyawasam – NO. 218/2016-2016

In the case between Ariyasinghe Violet, President, Wayamba National College of Education, Bingiriya (petitioner), and W. M. Bandusena, Secretary, Ministry of Education, along with Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Minister of Education (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the Court of Appeal possessed jurisdiction to grant a writ of certiorari concerning the petitioner’s transfer, in light of Article 61A of the Constitution. The court determined that the writ jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal is ousted in matters governed by Article 61A, leaving such challenges exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Established precedents (including Katugampola, Rathnasiri, and Dissanayake) were relied upon, underscoring the constitutional limitation on judicial review by the