Gawarammana v. Tea Research Board and Others – sllr 2003 volume 3 page 120

The case between Gawaramanna (petitioner) and the Tea Research Board with other respondents addressed whether the termination of the petitioner from the post of Transport Officer at the Tea Research Institute could be set aside by writ of certiorari or mandamus. It was determined that the petitioner’s employment relationship was contractual rather than statutory, thereby excluding the availability of prerogative writ remedies. The holding reaffirmed the legal principle that prerogative remedies may only be issued where statutory duties or powers are implicated, distinguishing contractual relationships as matters for conventional civil action. This position was supported by authorities such as R v Electricity Commissioner and Chandradasa v Wijeratne, establishing that judicial review is not