De Wars Gunawardena v. National Savings Bank and Another – sllr 1999 volume 2 page 029

In the case between De Wars Gunawardena (the petitioner) and the National Savings Bank and another (the respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner’s fundamental right under Article 12(1) was violated by the arbitrary and unreasonable refusal to grant a second extension of service. It was determined that the petitioner was validly appointed as Deputy General Manager (DGM) without functional limitations and that subsequent administrative actions which misrepresented the true nature of her appointment, leading to the refusal of her extension, constituted a violation of her constitutional rights. The court reaffirmed the principle that procedural fairness and accurate factual representation are mandatory in employment decisions by public institutions. Relying on the