Peter Leo Fernando v. The Attorney General and Two Others – sllr 1985 volume 2 page 341

In the case between Peter Leo Fernando and the Attorney-General and Two Others, the court addressed whether the detention of the petitioner by the Magistrate violated his fundamental rights under the Constitution, specifically examining the distinction between judicial acts and executive or administrative acts in the context of alleged constitutional infringements. It was held that the detention constituted a judicial act performed in good faith, and, even if procedurally deficient, was protected by judicial immunity. Recourse under Article 126 for violations caused by judicial acts was accordingly barred. The judgment reaffirmed the principle that judicial acts carried out within jurisdiction and in good faith are immune from challenge through constitutional remedies for fundamental right