Wanasighe vs. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nugegoda and Others – sllr 2021 volume 2 page 401

In the case between Wanasinghe and the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nugegoda, the court examined whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Articles 11, 12(1), and 13(1) of the Constitution were infringed, and if the complaint against the 1st Respondent’s alleged acts constituted a continuous violation sufficient to extend the filing deadline under Article 126(2). The sequence of events established acts alleged to have occurred up to 07-01-2014, with the application being filed on 18-07-2014. It was held that the timeline did not support a continuing infringement beyond the last specified act and that lodging a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, without evidence of an inquiry pending, did not suspend the constitutional limitation period. Upholding the preliminary obj