Jayarathne v. Wickremaratne and Others – sllr 2003 volume 2 page 276

In the case between Jayarathne (Plaintiff) and Wickremaratne and others, including members of the Education Service Committee of the Public Service Commission (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner was entitled to a pension as of his actual retirement date and if the decision to award pension payments from a later date was lawful. It was determined that the Minutes of Pension do not confer an absolute legal right to a pension but merely provide administrative procedures. The findings established that the committee’s decision to grant pension with effect from a date long after the petitioner’s retirement lacked rational or legal justification, and that the petitioner’s undue delay in seeking relief further undermined his claim. The principle was reaffirmed tha