Annarajah Senthuran et al. vs. Ministry of Public Administration and Management et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 10/2018-2018

In the case between Annarajah Senthuran and others (Petitioners) and J J Rathnasiri (Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and Management) and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the Commissioner General of Examinations possessed the legal authority to invalidate a competitive examination for Class III of the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service, or whether this power resided solely with the Public Service Commission pursuant to the relevant Gazette Notification. It was held that the authority to invalidate the examination was properly exercised by the Public Service Commission, and that the impugned actions including the issuance of a new exam notice and the refusal to release the initial results were legally justified. The court further observed the absence of necessary pa