D.C.P. Kaluarachchi vs. Justice Anil Gooneratne, Chairman, Administrative Appeals Tribunal and others – CA WRT 0750/23-2025

The case between D.C.P. Kaluarachchi, J.D.D.L. Gunasekara (and others, as excise officers) and Justice Anil Gooneratne (Chairman, Administrative Appeals Tribunal) with members of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Public Service Commission concerned judicial oversight of alleged irregularities in a 2012 recruitment examination. It was determined that, following complaints regarding inconsistencies in the examination requirements for Sinhala and Tamil mediums, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal’s remedial order (P-36) to conduct a fresh examination and provide for subsequent supernumerary appointments constituted an adequate redress. The subsequent participation by petitioners in the new examination rendered further claims academic and devoid of practical purpose. Reliance was placed