R. C. de Soysa Vs. E. M. S. B. Ekanayake, Hon. Attorney General and S. Alahakoon – CA WRIT/398/2022-2022

In the case between R. C. de Soysa (Petitioner, former Chief Secretary of the Southern Province) and E. M. S. B. Ekanayake (Secretary to the President), Hon. Attorney General, and S. Alahakoon (purported Chief Secretary-Southern Province), the court addressed the legality of the Petitioner’s termination as Chief Secretary and whether such termination was subject to judicial review in light of constitutional immunities afforded to the President. The holding established that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the application in respect of acts done by or on behalf of the President under Article 35 of the Constitution. This outcome reaffirmed the principle that constitutional and statutory restrictions preclude judicial intervention in official presidential actions involving appointme