Sukumar v. Officer In Charge, Joseph Army Camp, Vavuniya – sllr 2003 volume 1 page 399

Brief
In the case between Sukumar (Petitioner) and the Officer-in-Charge, Joseph Army Camp, Vavuniya, and others (Respondents), the court addressed whether procedural requirements under the Prevention of Terrorism Act—specifically the obligation to promptly notify the Attorney-General of an arrest and subsequent detention—had been fulfilled. It was held that compliance with the proviso of section 7(1) was mandatory, requiring the arresting authority to immediately inform the Attorney-General, so the justification for continued detention could be reviewed. The holding reaffirmed the principle that statutory procedural safeguards under the Prevention of Terrorism Act must be strictly followed to protect individual rights. The determination relied on the provisions of the Prevention of Terror