A. W. T. P. Alagoda, Vs. Asela K. Dissanayaka and others – CA WRIT 0050/2020-2020

In the case between A. W. T. P. Alagoda (Plaintiff) and several officials including the Director of the Matale District General Hospital, officers of the Health Services directorates, the Public Service Commission of Central Province, the Governor of the Central Province, and the Attorney General’s Department (Defendants), the court addressed whether the petitioner’s permanent transfer from her post at the Matale District General Hospital was carried out with lawful authority and adherence to procedural safeguards. It was determined that the transfer order, executed through documents P-20, P-23, P-21(a), P-21(b), P-21(c), and P-22, was unlawful due to a lack of statutory authority and because the Secretary to the Public Service Commission improperly exercised power reserved to the Provinci