T.R.Ratnasiri vs P.B.Jayasundara et al. – SC FR NO. 536/2010-2010

In the case between T.R. Ratnasiri and P.B. Jayasundara (Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Planning), Sarath Jayathilake, Thilak Perera (Director of Customs), the Director General of Customs, and other governmental parties, the Supreme Court addressed whether a Revision Application may be filed to challenge a decision given in a prior Fundamental Rights Application. The Court determined that its inherent powers do not extend to the creation of a jurisdiction allowing revision of final judgments rendered under Article 126 of the Constitution. This holding reaffirmed the principle that the Supreme Court’s inherent power is limited to remedying injustice and may not be used to reopen or revise concluded fundamental rights determinations. Reliance was placed on prior authorities, such a