K. M. R. Perera v. Dharmadasa Dissanayake et al. – SC FR APPLICATION NO: 4/2017-2022

In the case between K. M. R. Perera (Plaintiff) and respondents including officials from the Public Service Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Defendants), the Supreme Court addressed whether administrative decisions of the Public Service Commission infringed the petitioner’s rights to equality before the law (Article 12(1)) and freedom to engage in a lawful occupation (Article 14(1)(g)) under the Constitution of Sri Lanka. The applications centered on alleged violations during the petitioner’s public service employment and were considered together after consolidation of related matters. Upon review, it was determined that no constitutional rights were found to be violated, and thus the applications were dismissed without costs, reaffirming the standard that administrative dec