H. K. R. Fernando vs Mr. C. Wickramaratne et al – CA WRIT/428/2021-2021

In the case between H. K. R. Fernando (Plaintiff) and C. Wickramaratne, Inspector General of Police, along with others (Defendants), the court addressed the legality of enforcing promotion orders for a police officer whose promotion had been canceled and subsequently restored. It was determined that the orders of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), which directed that the effective date of the petitioner’s promotion be antedated to 01.01.2008, must be implemented, given that respondents had not objected. The holding reaffirmed that administrative authorities are required to give effect to valid tribunal directives, especially in the absence of legal challenge or objection. This decision relied on the procedural history of the Supreme Court, National Police Commission (NPC), and AAT