C.A. Premashantha vs. National Police Commission and others – SC F/R NO. 458/2007-2010

In the case between C.A. Premashantha (“Sirisara”) and several respondents including members of the National Police Commission, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption, the Inspector General of Police, and the Attorney General, the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner’s transfer from the Bribery Commission to the Ampara Division, accompanied by an alleged demotion, violated fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The finding established that the administrative actions taken regarding the petitioner’s transfer were in accordance with the applicable legal and constitutional framework, and no evidence supported the claim of malice, bias, or undue influence. The decision reaffirmed that transfer and deployment of police officers fa