R. W. W. U. D. A. Sampayo vs. H. M. T. N. Upuldeniya Commissioner General of Prisons – CA WRIT/259/2022-2024

In the case between R. W. W. U. D. A. Sampayo (Petitioner/Appellant) and H. M. T. N. Upuldeniya (Commissioner General of Prisons), Wasantha Perera (Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms), Justice Jagath Balapatabendi (PSC Chairman), and other Respondents, the issue concerned the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under Article 61A of the Constitution to review Public Service Commission (PSC) decisions—specifically regarding interdiction and the entitlement to salary arrears during interdiction of a public servant. The holding determined that while the PSC’s decisions generally fall outside judicial review due to the constitutional ouster clause, courts retain limited jurisdiction where the PSC acts ultra vires or its members are incapacitated or