Petitioner Nilanduwage Chamara Madusanka v. Bodahandi Nirosha Sandamali de Silva and her parents – CA WRIT/309/2014-2017

In the case between V. W. Gunasekara (Petitioner) and E.M. Gunasekara (Registrar General), P.B. Abeykoon (Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs), and Somalatha Jayasinghe (Additional District Registrar) (Respondents), the court addressed whether the procedure for dismissing the Petitioner from the post of Registrar of Births and Deaths and Registrar of Marriages met legal and procedural standards, including compliance with principles of natural justice. It was held that the dismissal was valid, as the process complied with relevant rules and afforded sufficient opportunity to the Petitioner to respond, despite the absence of a formal charge sheet and comprehensive disciplinary inquiry. The principle emphasized was that full candor and fair disclosure are required in