Wijayamuni Arachchilage Somarathna et al. vs. Inspector General of Police et al. – SC FR 203/2020-[Unable to Extract]

In the case between Senior Police Officers (Petitioners, including those passed over for promotion) and the Inspector General of Police, the National Police Commission, and associated officers (Respondents), the court addressed whether the backdating of promotions for the 12th Respondent violated constitutional rights under Article 12(1) and Article 14(1)(g). The promotions were challenged as arbitrary and in breach of required exceptional criteria. Upon review of documentary and factual evidence related to orders RTM 264 and RTM 351, it was established that the backdating was not supported by any truly exceptional event as mandated by the relevant departmental criteria. The holding determined that the process constituted an arbitrary and unjust exercise of power, infringing upon the Petit