Perera and Nine Others v. Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka & Twenty-Two Others – sllr 1994 volume 1 page 152

In the case between Pereira and others (employees of the Central Bank) and the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and others, the court addressed the issue of whether the recruitment and promotion process of Staff Class Grade 1 officers by the Central Bank violated the fundamental right to equality under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The holding determined that the methods used in these appointments were arbitrary, secretive, and not in accordance with officially prescribed procedures, resulting in violations of constitutional standards. The principle reaffirmed is that public institutions are required to apply recruitment processes transparently and fairly, ensuring equal treatment under the law. The decision relied on the constitutional guarantee of equality, emphasizin