Ratnasiri and Others v Ellawala and Others – sllr 2004 volume 2 page 180

The case between Ratnasiri and Others (Petitioners) and Ellawala and Others (Respondents) addressed the constitutional validity of the composition and authority of the Transfer Appeal Board and the extent to which judicial review is permitted regarding decisions of the Public Service Commission and its delegates under Article 61A of the Constitution. The court determined that although the impugned decisions of the Transfer Appeal Board suffered from defects in constitutionality, subsequent ratification by a duly authorized delegate (the 4th respondent Secretary) rendered judicial review impermissible under Article 61A. It was held that subordinate legislation, including sections of the Establishments Code, could not override this constitutional ouster clause. The holding reaffirmed the pri