V.M.P Buddhika Karunadasa v. Uva Provincial Public Service Commission et al. – SC F.R. APPLICATION NO. 337/2012-2017

In the case between V.M.P Buddhika Karunadasa (Plaintiff) and D.K.M.K Dasanayake (Chairman, Uva Provincial Public Service Commission), Rajaratnam Gnanasekaran (Member), and others (Defendants), the court addressed whether the petitioner possessed the requisite active, confirmed service and qualifications for the post of Librarian Class III and whether the cancellation of his appointment, on the basis of alleged misrepresentation and non-fulfillment of statutory criteria, constituted a violation of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. It was held that the petitioner failed to meet the statutory eligibility requirements, notably the ten years of confirmed service, and did not establish any violation of constitutional rights. The decision reaffirmed that compliance with