Parameswary Jayathevan v. Attorney General and Others – sllr 1992 volume 2 page 356

In the case between Parameswary Jayathevan (Plaintiff) and the Attorney-General and others (Defendants), the court addressed whether acts or omissions by officers of a Provincial Council constitute “executive or administrative action” subject to review under Article 126 of the Constitution. It was determined that the petitioner’s removal from government quarters and transfer to Batticaloa did not amount to a breach of fundamental rights. The principle reaffirmed was that only substantiated violations linked to State or Provincial Council executive action attract constitutional relief. The decision analyzed Articles 17, 126, and 134, focusing on the allocation of executive authority and State liability, and held that absent clear evidence of unlawful discrimination or mala fides, relief sho