Alawathupitiya Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Tikiribanda & Ganiha Arachchilage Wijeratne Marakkalamulla vs. Abdul Majeed & Others – SC FR NO. 370/2011-2017

In the case between Alawathupitiya Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Tikiribanda, Ganiha Arachchilage Wijeratne (petitioners), and officials from the Postal Department, including the Secretary of the Ministry of Muslim Religious Affairs & Postal Services and the Postmaster General (respondents), the court addressed the issue of procedural irregularities and alleged arbitrariness in the revision of postal service promotion processes, particularly concerning the allocation of performance appraisal marks and the reconstitution of the selection list. It was held that although certain irregularities in the mark allocation and panel procedure were observed, the measures taken adhered to the directives and statutory guidelines established for promotions and did not warrant judicial intervention. The legal