Loku Hetiarachchige Sanjana Pradeep Kumara vs. S. M. J. Samaranayake et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO.825/09-2018

In the case between Loku Hetiarachchige Sanjana Pradeep Kumara (Petitioner) and several police officials, including the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Respondents, the court addressed whether the conduct and delay of police officers in processing and acting upon the Petitioner’s complaint infringed fundamental rights under Articles 12(1) and 12(2) of the Constitution. The court determined that, while the professional standards of the 1st and 3rd Respondents were not met, the evidence did not establish intentional discrimination nor a violation of fundamental rights. Reliance was placed on an evaluation of conflicting testimony and procedural conduct, reaffirming that mere unprofessionalism absent demonstrable discrimination or breach of constitutional guarantees does not amount to a fundamental rights