Sri Lanka Nidahas Rubber Inspectors’ Union and others vs. R B Premadasa and others – SC F.R APPLICATION NO. 109/2015-2019

In the case between members of the Sri Lanka Nidahas Rubber Inspectors’ Union (representing employees and officers of the Rubber Development Department) and officials including the Director General of the Rubber Development Department and representatives of the Ministry of Plantation Industry, the court addressed whether the newly adopted recruitment scheme—removing the degree requirement and regrading service categories—constituted an arbitrary and discriminatory violation of the Petitioners’ fundamental rights. The findings established that the challenge to the new scheme was subject to a strict time limit of one month under Article 126(2) of the Constitution. After examining the record, evidence, and sequence of notifications and events, it was determined that the application was not fi