P.P. Weerasekara vs Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment – CA WRT/0565/25-2025

The case between P.P. Weerasekara and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (and others) addressed the issue of whether the interdiction and suspension of salary of an employee, effected by the Chairman pending inquiry, were valid under Article 140 of the Constitution. It was held that the matter warranted judicial consideration, particularly regarding the authority of the Chairman to issue such interdiction and the sufficiency of the alleged loss in justifying deprivation of salary. The legal reasoning reaffirmed the principle that acts of public authorities must conform to procedural and substantive legal standards. The decision emphasized the necessity for interim relief to safeguard employee interests during pending disciplinary proceedings, relying on the Constitution and establi