Narendrakumar v. Ziyard and Others – sllr 2000 volume 1 page 251

Brief
In the case between Narendrakumar (petitioner) and Ziyard, Jayawardena, and Kiritharan (respondents) concerning the appointment of Deputy Chief Legal Officer in a bank, the court addressed issues of alleged infringement of the fundamental right to equality under Article 12(1) of the Constitution, the legal effect of a prior settlement, and procedural time limitations under Article 126. The claims centered on whether the appointments of Jayawardena and Ziyard were arbitrary, capricious, or time-barred. After reviewing the sequence of events—including the challenged appointment of Jayawardena, a settlement appointing Ziyard in a supernumerary capacity, and Narendrakumar’s subsequent application—the findings established that the application challenging Jayawardena’s appointment was time