Dr. Chandini Perera vs. Director General of Health Services et al. – SC FR NO. 120/2017-2017

In the case between Dr. (Mrs.) Chandini Perera (Plaintiff) and Dr. J.M.W. Jayasundara Bandara, Director General of Health Services, and other hospital officials (Defendants), the court considered whether the removal of the Plaintiff as Head of the Burns Unit at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka contravened the rules of natural justice and infringed her fundamental rights under the Constitution. It was determined that multiple complaints, safety concerns, and operational issues prompted administrative action, including the reassignment of the Plaintiff, which followed preliminary investigative processes. The holding established that the actions of the hospital administration were not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable, and thus, did not amount to an infringement of the Plaintiff’s fund