Wijesuriya v. Lal Ranjith and Others – sllr 1994 volume 3 page 276

In the case between the petitioner (represented by Manohara de Silva) and the Provincial Public Service Commission (PPSC) of the Southern Province with its members (including Lal Ranjith), the court addressed the issue of whether the Grama Niladhari recruitment process violated the petitioner’s right to equality under Article 12 of the Constitution. It was held that the PPSC acted lawfully in evaluating candidates on the basis of merit, additional qualifications, and, critically, the residence qualification, and did not discriminate against the petitioner. The principle that residency requirements must be strictly established and that statutory priority is given to resident candidates over additional qualifications was reaffirmed. This decision relied on the interpretation of notice P1 and