B. Deniswaran vs Hon. Justice C.V. Vigneswaran et al. – CA APPLICATION NO. 285/2017-2017

In the case between B. Deniswaran (Petitioner, elected member and former Minister, Northern Provincial Council) and Hon. Justice C.V. Vigneswaran (Chief Minister, Northern Province) with other members of the Northern Provincial Council and the Governor of the Northern Province (Respondents), the court addressed whether the Chief Minister had legal authority to remove a Minister from the Provincial Council’s Board of Ministers. The application further challenged the alleged arbitrariness and mala fides of the removal, and addressed the validity of the petitioner’s supporting affidavit. It was held that the application for writ was fatally defective for want of a properly executed affidavit as mandated by Rule 46 of the Supreme Court Rules 1978. Additionally, it was determined that the lette