Sri Lanka Rugby vs. Roshan Ranasinghe et al. – CA WRIT/204/2023-2023

In the case between the officials and representatives of Sri Lanka Rugby (including the President, Deputy President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Director, and Council Members) and the Hon. Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, the Secretary to the Minister, the Acting Director General of the Department of Sports Development, and members of the Stabilization Committee, the court addressed the issue of whether a prima facia case existed warranting interim relief in the context of an application under Article 140 of the Constitution for writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus. It was held that the application contained sufficient merit to justify interim relief, with provisions established for maintaining the status quo pending a final determination. The holding rea