Gamaethige v. Siriwardena and Others – sllr 1988 volume 1 page 384

In Gamaethige v. Siriwardena and Others, the court addressed the issue of whether the removal of the petitioner from the government quarters waiting list, after participation in a strike and subsequent reinstatement, constituted a violation of rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution (prohibition of discrimination), and the correct reckoning of the time limit for filing an application under Article 126(2). The findings established that no unlawful discrimination occurred in the allocation of government quarters and clarified the triggering event for computing the limitation period under Article 126(2). It was affirmed that reliance should be placed on the date of the Director of Establishments’ refusal rather than on the outcome of subsequent appeals, with clear reference to the Esta