Wijesiri v. Siriwardene – sllr 1982 volume 1 page 171

In the case between the Member of Parliament (on behalf of 53 selected candidates for the Sri Lanka Administrative Service) and the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, the central issues concerned the petitioner’s locus standi to seek a writ of Mandamus compelling the issuance of appointment letters, and the constitutional bar imposed by Article 55(5) on judicial review of public service appointments. The court held that the petitioner had insufficient locus standi, and Article 55(5) acted as a constitutional bar to judicial intervention in such appointment matters, thereby precluding the issuance of Mandamus. The findings reaffirmed the principle that judicial review cannot encroach on constitutionally protected executive functions unless clear unlawful action is establish