Express Environmental Services (Private) Limited vs K. T. A. R. C. K. Kasturiratne, Department procurement Committee – CA WRIT 114/2025-2025

In the case between Express Environmental Services (Private) Limited and the Department Procurement Committee, Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited, with Care Clean (Pvt) Ltd. among others as respondents, the issue concerned the rejection of the petitioner’s lowest bid for a cleaning services tender without reasons being communicated. The holding established that, although the petitioner’s bid was the lowest and the absence of reasons could render the decision arbitrary, the contract had already been awarded and was in operation, which rendered interim relief impractical. The court, reaffirming principles governing interim injunctions, particularly the need for a prima facie case and the futility of orders where contracts have been executed, referenced relevant case la