Wickremasinghe v. The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Another – sllr 1989 volume 2 page 230

In the case between Wickremasinghe (Chairman of Hideki Investments Ltd and affiliated companies) and the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Court addressed the issue of whether a writ of certiorari could lie to quash an order vesting the petitioner’s shares in the Central Bank, in light of statutory provisions providing immunity from civil and criminal proceedings. It was held that such immunity does not extend to oust the writ jurisdiction of the Court, reaffirming the principle that judicial review via supervisory writs remains available to challenge administrative actions alleged to be ultra vires or unconstitutional. This decision relied on the provisions of the Public Security Ordinance, the Finance Companies Act, and relevant Sri Lankan and Indian case law, emphasiz