Dharmasena v. Shanker And Others – sllr 2006 volume 3 page 169

In the case between Dharmasena (the petitioner) and Shanker and others (police authorities/respondents), the court addressed the legality and reasonableness of terminating the services of a Reserve Inspector of Police based on alleged disciplinary breaches. It was held that the decision to refuse reinstatement, by invoking a policy limiting reinstatement to those suspended no more than four times, was ultra vires given the actual findings on the petitioner’s suspensions. The decision reaffirmed the principle that administrative actions must strictly comply with policy terms and established facts. Reliance was placed on documentary evidence and relevant police circulars, establishing that any deviation from factual circumstances in the application of disciplinary policies renders a decision