B.B.K. Bandara, et al. v. Mohan R A Ratwatte, et al. – C A WRIT APPLICATION NO. 222/2017-2018

In the case between B.B.K. Bandara and other unemployed graduates (Petitioners) and Mohan R A Ratwatte (Chairman, Public Service Commission of Uva Province) and associated provincial officials (Respondents), the court addressed whether the recruitment of teachers to Sinhala medium schools in Uva Province complied with mandatory procedural requirements set out in the relevant Gazette and service minutes, particularly concerning the authority to conduct the examination and the validity of a purported amendment by the Governor. It was held that the recruitment process did not comply with the prescribed method, as the relied-upon amendment was not duly promulgated nor did it vest authority in the correct body. The key principle reaffirmed was that administrative authorities must adhere strictl