Ranil Wickramasinghe vs Hon. Upaly Abeyrathne – CA WRIT 364/2021-2024

In the case between the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Petitioner) and Upaly Abeyrathne, Daya Chandrasiri Jayathilaka, Chandra Fernando, and others (Respondents), the court addressed the legal validity and enforceability of the findings and recommendations in the report (P6) of the Commission of Inquiry. The court determined that the impugned recommendations were not operative, final, or legally binding, having been issued in contravention of natural justice and statutory limits governing commissions of inquiry. The writ of certiorari was granted, quashing the report’s recommendations. This decision reaffirmed the principle that recommendations by a commission of inquiry are not automatically final or conclusive and are subject to judicial review, particularly