Wathukarage Rohana Kumarasiri Gunaratne v. National Transport Commission et al. – CA WRIT 135/2017-2017

In the case between Wathukarage Rohana Kumarasiri Gunaratne (Petitioner) and the National Transport Commission & Others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of the petitioner’s internal transfers and re-classification within the National Transport Commission. The petitioner sought writs of certiorari to quash the transfer decisions and of mandamus to compel a retransfer in accordance with his qualifications. It was held that judicial intervention in internal management decisions was not justified, especially as the core issues regarding the petitioner’s status and categorization were the subject of separate fundamental rights proceedings in the Supreme Court. The principle reaffirmed was that courts should refrain from interfering with the discretionary internal attachments of admi