D.D. Chaminda vs National Police Commission – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 197/2021-2024

In the case between D.D. Chaminda, Sub-Inspector of Police (Petitioner), and the National Police Commission and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether an error of law appeared on the face of the record in the Administrative Appeal Tribunal’s (AAT) decision regarding disciplinary charges against the Petitioner. It was held that the AAT’s decision was reasonable and supported by the evidence, and the issuance of a writ of certiorari to quash the decision was unwarranted. The principle reaffirmed was that appellate intervention is not justified where no legal error or lack of evidentiary support exists, especially when reversal would not remedy the underlying disciplinary findings. The decision relied on relevant statutes and judicial precedent, emphasizing that judici