Dissanayake v General Manager, Railways and Others – sllr 2008 volume 2 page 234

In the case between Dissanayake (Petitioner, Sub-Inspector of the Railway Protection Force) and the General Manager, Railways and Others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the petitioner’s fundamental right under Article 12(1) of the Constitution was violated by the non-granting of promotion and the non-allocation of marks for excellence in sports. It was held that there was no violation of Article 12(1), as the notice for promotion explicitly stated four vacancies, and any challenge regarding vacancy numbers should have been raised at the time of publication in accordance with the time limits prescribed by Article 126(2). Moreover, it was determined that umpiring does not constitute participation in national-level sports for the purposes of awarding marks for excellence in sports.