Lal Jayasiri Kulatunga vs. Hon. W.J.M. Lokubandara and others – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 229/2007-2010

In the case between Lal Jayasiri Kulatunga (petitioner) and Hon. W.J.M. Lokubandara (Speaker, Parliament of Sri Lanka) with other officials (respondents), the court examined whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution were infringed during the process of appointment to the post of Director of Catering and Housekeeping Services of Parliament. The central legal question addressed was the applicability of the mandatory one-month period stipulated by Article 126 of the Constitution for filing a fundamental rights application, including the determination of the point at which the period commenced. The findings established that the petitioner had knowledge of all relevant facts but did not act within the prescribed time frame. As such, the application was