W.D.B.L.M. Fernando v. Ranaweera, Secretary, Ministry of Cultural and Religious Affairs and Others – sllr 2002 volume 1 page 327

In the case between W. D. B. L. M. Fernando (Petitioner) and Ranaweera, Secretary, Ministry of Cultural and Religious Affairs and others (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether a retired public officer, re-employed on contract after compulsory retirement, was eligible under Public Administration Circular No. 24/93 to purchase his official vehicle. It was held that re-employment on contract rendered such an officer ineligible for the benefit, particularly when material correspondence clarifying ineligibility (letter X2) was withheld from the court. The principle reaffirmed was that utmost candor (uberrima fides) is required in applications for interim relief before the court. Reliance was placed on the petitioner’s employment records and government circulars, with emphasis o