A. M. Chaminda Bandara Adikari Vs. Kapila Adikari – CA/WRIT/417/2021-2021

The case between Ranjith Keerthi Tennakoon (Petitioner) and, among others, the Hon. Attorney General and Ajith Nivard Cabral (Respondents), addressed the issuance of writs of Mandamus, Certiorari, and Prohibition against public officials concerning the appointment and potential prosecution of the 3rd Respondent following findings in a forensic audit related to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. It was held that such judicial relief was unavailable where the appointment had already been made by the President, as acts of recommendation and appointment fell within Presidential prerogative and immunity under Article 35 of the Constitution. The principle reaffirmed was the non-justiciability of prosecutorial discretion absent prima facie evidence of malafides or statutory duty breached. No prima fa