N. B. Krishantha Kumara et al. vs Dharmasena Dissanayaka et al. – SC/FR/APPLICATION NO. 460/2017-2023

In the case between N. B. Krishantha Kumara, Somasiri Ekanayake, B. H. M. D. Herath, the Planning Service Association, and the Public Service Commission and related public authorities, the court addressed whether the Cabinet decision dated 23.06.2010 (P-12) and the consequential Public Service Commission decision (P-10B) contravened the service minute governing the Sri Lanka Planning Service, thus infringing the Petitioners’ Fundamental Rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The ruling established that the impugned decisions, particularly the reduction of the required pass mark for recruitment from 40% to 30%, were arbitrary and violated the Petitioners’ rights, resulting in the quashing of the challenged decisions. The court reaffirmed the principle that administrative actions af