K.V. Gamini Dayarathna Vs. P.B. Wickremarathna et al – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 347/2018-2021

In the case between K.V. Gamini Dayarathna (Petitioner) and P.B. Wickremarathna, W.J.M. Senarathna, M.M.S. Lakshaman Bandara, Muditha Pussalla, Pujitha Jayasundara, and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the grant of writs (Certiorari, Prohibition, Mandamus) in challenging the Petitioner’s dismissal from police service and a demand for government quarters’ rental payment. It was determined that writ jurisdiction under Article 140 of the Constitution is expressly ousted by Article 61A in relation to decisions of the Public Service Commission. Further, letters of demand issued by the Attorney General do not amount to reviewable administrative decisions. The decision reaffirmed that recourse must be sought through constitutionally established tribunals or available s