Ariyawansa And Others v. The People’s Bank And Others – sllr 2006 volume 2 page 145

In Ariyawansa and others v. The People’s Bank and others, the court addressed the issue of the alleged violation of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution due to arbitrary and discriminatory alterations to the recruitment and promotion scheme within the bank. The core dispute arose when the People’s Bank changed its established procedure—originally governed by Staff Circular No. 300/99—resulting in the promotion of newly-recruited management trainees over the more senior petitioners. The findings established that the bank’s modifications were arbitrary, unjustified, and in contravention of the guarantee of equality before the law. The impugned appointments were set aside, and a direction was issued to conduct a fresh process for promotions in accordance with the law. Th