Mettibandiyegedara Upali Bandaranayaka, Police Sergeant 6061, Parliament Police Division And 365 others vs Kodagoda Vithanage Nelson Wijetilake, Chief Inspector of Police, Kelaniya Police Division And 552 others – 0132/20-2022

In the case between Mettibandiyegedara Upali Bandaranayaka, Police Sergeant 6061, Parliament Police Division, and others (Petitioners) and Kodagoda Vithanage Nelson Wijetilake, Chief Inspector of Police, Kelaniya Police Division, the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney General, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the entitlement of Petitioners to seek a writ of Mandamus for consideration of promotion from Police Sergeant to Sub Inspector, invoking the principles of equal application of the promotion scheme. The findings established that the preliminary objections regarding maintainability under Article 61A of the Constitution and procedural concerns with the amended Petition were without merit. The holding reaffirmed the principle that mere procedural delay or elaboration o