Ms. Kayleigh Frazer v. Priyantha Jayawardena et al. – SC FR/399/2022-2023

In the case between Ms. Kayleigh Frazer (Plaintiff) and respondents including Priyantha Jayawardena, the Controller General of Immigration, and the Attorney General (Defendants), the court addressed the legality of the cancellation of Ms. Frazer’s visa and the alleged violation of her fundamental rights under the Constitution. The core issue related to whether an order (Order X17), issued by a member of a judicial bench, constituted a judicial act or an executive/administrative action amenable to challenge under Article 126. The findings established that the impugned order was issued in the proper exercise of judicial discretion and did not amount to administrative action, thus attracting judicial immunity. It was further determined that the petition was procedurally flawed due to deficien