Premachandra v. Major Montague Jayawickrema and Another (Provincial Governors Case) – sllr 1994 volume 2 page 090

In the case between Premachandra and Montague Jayawickrema (with parties including a member of a Provincial Council seeking the office of Chief Minister, and the Provincial Governors responsible for the contested appointment), the court addressed whether the exercise of a Provincial Governor’s power under Article 154F(4) of the Constitution to appoint a Chief Minister is subject to judicial review or is merely a matter of subjective political discretion. The findings established that such an exercise of power, though influenced by political considerations, is not immune from judicial scrutiny where there is evidence of unreasonableness, bad faith, or disregard of required evidentiary standards. It was reaffirmed that the decision to appoint a Chief Minister must be based upon an objective