Rajakaruna Mohottige Abeyratne et al. vs. The National Youth Services Council et al. – CA WRT/124/2020-2022

In the case between Rajakaruna Mohottige Abeyratne and others (employees of the National Youth Services Council) and the National Youth Services Council and others, the court addressed the legality of promoting certain employees to the post of ‘Senior Youth Services Officer,’ focusing on whether such promotions were ultra vires or contrary to the existing recruitment scheme, the lawfulness of introducing new selection criteria, the effect of delay in seeking relief, and the appropriateness of granting a Writ of Certiorari. It was held that the delay (laches) in filing the application barred the Petitioners from obtaining relief, the elaborations to the qualifications did not undermine the recruitment process, and any relief granted would serve no useful purpose for the Petitioners. The dec