Wasantha Disanayake and Others vs. Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs, and Others – sllr 2015 volume 1 page 362

In the case between Wasantha Disanayake and Others (employees, Statistical Officers, Department of Census and Statistics) and the Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs and Others, the court addressed the legality of a revised recruitment scheme for the position of “Statistician.” The issue concerned whether the amended scheme constituted an arbitrary departure from established procedures and if it infringed the equal protection guarantee under Article 12(1) of the Constitution, particularly regarding the non-consideration of seniority. It was established that a recruitment scheme, while requiring uniform application by the Public Service Commission, is subject to lawful revision in response to evolving administrative needs. The findings determined that the revised s