Samastha Lanka Nidahas Grama Niladhari Sangamaya v. D. Dissanayake – SC APPEAL NO. 158/2010-2013

In the case between Samastha Lanka Nidahas Grama Niladhari Sangamaya (Plaintiff/Appellant) and D. Dissanayake, Secretary, Public Administration and Ministry of Home Affairs, along with Ms. P. Siriwardena, Director General of Establishment (Defendant/Respondents), the court examined the authority of the 1st Respondent to amend Public Administration Circular No. 06/2006 (P5) via Circular 1R3 and clarify it through letter 1R4. The key issue involved whether the Appellants were entitled to the salary structure outlined in P5 or whether such amendments fell within the remit of executive authority, as opposed to policy matters reserved for the Cabinet of Ministers under Articles 55(1) and 55(4) of the Constitution. It was determined that the Respondent acted within the scope of executive impleme