Dr. Vidana Gamage Suranga Chandimal Ubeysekara vs. Minister of Health and Others – 456/2020-2022

In the case between Dr. Vidana Gamage Suranga Chandimal Ubeysekara (Petitioner) and the Minister of Health, Secretary to the Ministry of Health, and related administrative officials (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of alleged irregularities in the interview marking process for appointments to the Deputy Medical Administrative Grade. The court held that constitutional ouster clauses, specifically Article 61A, barred judicial review of Public Service Commission decisions, except as expressly provided. The findings established that prior resort to administrative remedies (appeals to the PSC and the Administrative Appeal Tribunal) precluded invoking the writ jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal. Established legal precedent and statutory interpretation were relied upon, underscoring