Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption vs. Thotamuna Kankanamage Wasantha Kumara – CPA 0014/2024-2025

In The Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption v. Thotamuna Kankanamage Wasantha Kumara and Upali Gamini Jayawardhana, the court addressed the issue of whether an indictment issued by the Director General under the CIABOC Act required a prior collective investigation by the Commission. The holding determined that the High Court’s dismissal of the indictment due to lack of collective investigation was erroneous, reaffirming the principle that the CIABOC Act permits the Director General to initiate action without mandating a collective investigation by the Commission. This interpretation relied on statutory analysis of the Act’s provisions and relevant case law, emphasizing the operative distinction between the functions and powers of the Commission,