Kariyawasam Atukoralage Don Peter Hayasinth vs. Lalith Sandasiri et al. – SC FR 57/2019-2024

In the case between Kariyawasam Atukoralage Don Peter Hayasinth (Petitioner, an Ayurvedic doctor) and Lalith Sandasiri with other state officials and police officers (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 11, 12(1), and 13(1) of the Sri Lankan Constitution. The main legal question concerned whether the arrest and detention of the Petitioner, followed by the seizure of prescribed drugs, were lawfully executed or amounted to constitutional infractions. It was held that the Respondents’ actions of arrest and subsequent detention were conducted within the proper legal framework and procedures. The findings established that the Petitioner did not satisfy the requisite legal burden or substantiate claims of unlawful infringement of