B.V.M.W.Kumarasiri et al. vs. Ministry of Education et al. – SC F.R. APPLICATION 277/09-2014

In the case between applicants challenging the Ministry of Education and the Public Service Commission regarding the appointment process to the Special Cadre of Class III of the Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service (SLEAS), the court addressed whether changes introduced by a Gazette Notification addendum to recruitment criteria, after applications and interviews, infringed fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The court held that the altered criteria resulted in an unjust exclusion of certain petitioners and affirmed the principle that recruitment to public service must be conducted fairly and consistently with constitutional guarantees of equal protection. In applying relevant statutory provisions and legal precedents, emphasis was placed on procedural fairne