Kasthuri Anuradhanayaka v. S.G.M.C.K. Senaviratne and Others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 253/2017-2017

In the case between Kasthuri Anuradhanayaka (Petitioner) and S.G.M.C.K. Senaviratne (Chairman, Provincial Public Service Commission, North Central Province) and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether teacher recruitment in the North Central Province was conducted as mandated by the Service Minute of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service. It was determined that the recruitment procedure, conducted by Educational Zone rather than on a school basis, complied with the valid Service Minute in force, as sanctioned by the Governor. The court further found that the Petitioner’s delay in seeking relief amounted to laches and ruled that granting an interim order to restrain appointments would adversely impact the education sector by leaving teacher vacancies unfilled. Relief by way of interim o