Rubasin Gamage Indika Athula Priyantha vs. The Inspector General of Police et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 275/2013-2019

In the case between Rubasin Gamage Indika Athula Priyantha (the petitioner) and The Inspector General of Police and others (including the Public Service Commission), the court addressed the issue of whether disqualification of the petitioner from appointment as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) due to contracting marriage constituted unlawful discrimination under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. It was held that the requirement for candidates to remain unmarried was a reasonable classification, justified by operational and training necessities intrinsic to the police force. The principle reaffirmed is that not all differential treatment amounts to unconstitutional discrimination, provided the classification is founded on rational grounds related to the nature and demands of public