Dr. Kodagoda Hitige Jayampathy Rohanakumara Wickramaratne vs Hon. Upali Abeyrathne (Retired Judge of the Supreme Court) and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 331/2021-2022

In the case between (Dr) Kodagoda Hitige Jayampathy Rohanakumara Wickramaratne (petitioner) and Hon. Upali Abeyrathne (Retired Supreme Court Judge, Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry), Hon. Chandrasiri Jayathilaka (Retired Court of Appeal Judge, PCI Member), and others (respondents), the court addressed whether the findings and recommendations made by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCI) against the petitioner were ultra vires, violated natural justice, and lacked procedural fairness. The court held that interim relief in the form of suspending PCI decisions affecting the petitioner would not be granted at this stage, as the circumstances no longer posed an imminent threat of prejudice. The principle reaffirmed was that injunctions or interim relief should be issued