Chief Inspector C.V. Weerasena vs Officer-In-Charge/Personnel et al. – SC FR NO. 880/2009-2017

In the case between Chief Inspector C.V. Weerasena (Petitioner) and respondents including the Officer-In-Charge/Personnel at various police headquarters, the Deputy Inspector General/Personnel, The Inspector General of Police, Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, and the Hon. Attorney General, the court addressed whether the petitioner’s failure to receive an application form and his consequent non-application for promotion to Assistant Superintendent of Police constituted a violation of his fundamental rights. It was held that administrative lapses alone do not establish a legitimately enforceable expectation for promotion, and the petitioner’s omission to apply negated any entitlement to advancement. The decision reaffirmed that judicial review concerning administrative promotion decisi