Hapuarachchi And Others v. Commissioner Of Elections And Another – sllr 2009 volume 1 page 001

In the case between several petitioners who formed the Eksath Janatha Peramuna (Party A) and the Commissioner of Elections (Party B), the court addressed whether the refusal to register a political party without assigning reasons violated the petitioners’ fundamental rights under Articles 12(1), 12(2), and 14(1)(c) of the Constitution. It was held that the omission of reasons for the administrative rejection constituted a denial of justice and procedural fairness, ultimately rendering the decision null and void. The central legal principle reaffirmed was the necessity of transparency and reasoning in administrative actions affecting rights, underscoring that procedural fairness demands informed and reasoned decisions from public authorities. This determination relied on relevant constituti