Premasiri vs. Miskin and Others – sllr 2019 volume 3 page 116

In the case of Premasiri (Petitioner, Police Constable) v. Miskin and Others (including the National Police Commission, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and police authorities), the court considered the extent of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal’s jurisdiction to revisit disciplinary charges against a police officer. The issue centred on whether the Tribunal could review charges not expressly the subject of earlier orders by the National Police Commission and the lawfulness of a penalty imposed. After examining relevant constitutional provisions (including Articles 59(1), 59(2), 155L, and 155K) and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act, it was held that the Tribunal’s review authority was limited to those matters adjudicated by the Commission. The orders of the Tribunal relating t