Thalayarathne Mudalige Jagath Wickramasekara vs State Mortgage and Investment Bank – CA WRIT/160/2022-2023

In the case between Thalayarathne Mudalige Jagath Wickramasekara (plaintiff) and State Mortgage and Investment Bank with its representatives (defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner was entitled to a writ of Certiorari quashing the decision to initiate a fresh disciplinary inquiry (marked ‘P19’), and whether the Disciplinary Authority’s failure to communicate its reasons for this decision breached principles of Natural Justice. It was held that there was no legal requirement to communicate these reasons directly to the petitioner and that the petitioner was not prejudiced by such omission. The court reaffirmed the principle that adherence to statutory procedures governing disciplinary inquiries is sufficient provided natural justice is not violated. Precedents