Sunila Abeysekera vs. Ariya Rubasinghe and Others – sllr 2000 volume 1 page 314

In the case between Sunila Abeysekera (petitioner) and Ariya Rubasinghe (Competent Authority) and other government officials (respondents), the court addressed the constitutionality of emergency regulations restricting the publication and transmission of sensitive military information during a state of emergency. The court determined that the restrictions, although impacting freedom of speech and expression, were justified under the circumstances of national security and ongoing conflict. The legal reasoning emphasized that regulations enacted under the Public Security Ordinance met the requirements of being prescribed by law, and satisfied the tests of precision, necessity, and proportionality as demanded by Article 15 of the Constitution and recognized democratic principles. The petition