K.M.R. Sanjeewa Kumara Vs. Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama and Others – CA WRIT/163/2015-2018

The case between K.M.R. Sanjeewa Kumara (Petitioner) and Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, Air Marshal Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinhala, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy, and others (Respondents) addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner was entitled to a writ of Certiorari to quash the decision of his discharge from the Sri Lanka Air Force, including relief for reinstatement and back wages. It was determined that the Petitioner failed to disclose material facts related to previous acts of misconduct and fraud, thereby misleading the court through suppression and misrepresentation. The findings established that the Petitioner did not approach the court with clean hands, as required in judicial review proceedings. Reference was made to authoritative legal principles and precedents mandating ful