Deshabandu Tennakoon vs. Hon. Attorney General and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION: 207/2023-2023

In the case between Deshabandu Tennakoon (Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police) and the Hon. Attorney General, Inspector General of Police, and others, the court addressed the validity and legal authority of a communication (letter marked “P4” dated 19.04.2023) from the Attorney General that sought to implicate the petitioner as a suspect. The court held that the Attorney General’s issuance of letter P4 was ultra vires, arbitrary, and issued contrary to principles of natural justice. It was established that there was no substantive evidence connecting the petitioner to the alleged incidents of 09.05.2022 and 09.07.2022. The court further determined that the petitioner was entitled to interim relief and multiple writs to prevent adverse actions, such as being named or arrested as a sus