Gamini Senadeera and 23 Others v. Commissioner General of Labour and 3 Others – sllr 2013 volume 1 page 060

In the case of Gamini Senadeera and Others (Petitioners) versus the Commissioner General of Labour and Others (Respondents), the court examined whether the appointment date for Labour Officer, Grade II, should be retrospectively backdated from 01.07.2010 to 18.02.2008, and whether the use of two distinct recruitment methods—Limited Competitive Examination and Open Competitive Examination—amounted to unequal treatment constituting a violation of the right to equality under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The sequence of events involved a contention by the Petitioners that their appointments following a Limited Competitive Examination should be aligned with those appointed via the earlier Open Competitive Examination. It was held that recruitment sources may differ at the point of entry,