Shammi Silva and Mohan De Silva vs Hon. Roshan Ranasinghe et al. – CA WRIT/APPLICATION NO.41/2023-2023

In the case between Mr. Shammi Silva and Mr. Mohan De Silva (Plaintiffs) and Hon. Roshan Ranasinghe, Mr. Kanapathipillai Mahesan, and Mr. Amal Edirisooriya (Respondents), the court addressed the validity and reasonableness of impugned regulations affecting the election of office bearers at Sri Lanka Cricket. It was held that the impugned regulations raised substantial questions as to their ultra vires nature and their potential to disenfranchise the petitioners, thereby warranting the grant of interim relief. This decision reaffirmed the principle that regulations must be reasonable and adhere to statutory limits, with the balance of convenience favoring the prevention of irreversible harm. Reliance was placed on established legal principles relating to interim relief and statutory interpr