Ajith Kumara Ekanayake v. National Police Commission and Others – CA WRIT/331/2019-2019

In the case between Ajith Kumara Ekanayake (substituted by his widow and child) and the National Police Commission, the Inspector General of Police, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and the Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether statutory heirs could be substituted as Petitioners in a writ application under Article 140 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, following the death of the original Petitioner. The court held that substitution of the widow and child as Petitioners was permissible, notwithstanding non-compliance with the requirement to nominate legal representatives at the time of filing, reaffirming the principle that substantive rights affecting heirs, such as pension entitlements, warrant continuation of the writ application by successors. This decision