Ananda Dharmadasa and Others v Ariyaratne Hewage and Others – sllr 2008 volume 2 page 019

In the case between Ananda Dharmadasa and Others (Plaintiffs) and Ariyaratne Hewage and Others (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of alleged violation of fundamental rights concerning non-appointment to Class III of the Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service (SLEAS) despite asserted eligibility. It was held that the petitioners were not entitled to appointment or promotion to Class III of the SLEAS, as neither the necessary qualifications nor timely invocation of constitutional remedies had been established. The key legal principle reaffirmed was that Article 12(1) permits classifications based on intelligible differentia with a rational link to the objective, and that Article 126(2)’s one-month limitation is mandatory except where strict compliance is impossible without pet