Jayasinghe Arachchige Ranjith Jayasinghe vs. University Grants Commission et al. – CA WRIT/42/2021-2023

In the case between Jayasinghe Arachchige Ranjith and the University of Visual & Performing Arts, University Grants Commission, and others, the court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner was entitled to the antedating of his appointment as Lecturer (Probationary) to the date of the initial selection, despite a subsequent, separate selection process. It was held that the Petitioner could not seek antedating based on the initial process since his participation in a new interview constituted a waiver of any rights arising from the earlier selection. The principle reaffirmed is that each recruitment process must be treated as an independent and discrete event, and procedural integrity must be preserved. The court relied on established administrative law principles and relevant precede