Ravindra Lasantha Pathinayaka vs Bandara et al. – 367/10-2013

In the case between Ravindra Lasantha Pathinayaka (Petitioner) and police officials including Bandara (Police Sergeant), Thennakoon (Police Constable), Anura Silva (Assistant Superintendent of Police), and Kapilarathne (Officer-in-Charge), the court addressed whether the issuance of an invalid temporary driving permit and associated police conduct constituted a violation of the petitioner’s rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The court held that the procedural improprieties and discrepancies in the affidavits, as well as the failure to ensure the temporary permit’s validity for the court appearance date and proper documentation, amounted to a deliberate infringement of the petitioner’s rights. This determination reaffirmed the principle that equal protection must be ensured thr