Weerasinghe vs. Director General, Department of Technical Education and Training and Others – sllr 2021 volume 1 page 444

In the case between Weerasinghe (Plaintiff) and the Director General, Department of Technical Education and Training and Others (Defendants), the court addressed the legality of a public officer’s transfer, the exemption due to trade union status, the review jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal over decisions of the Public Service Commission versus the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and the obligations regarding reinstatement and arrears of salary. It was held that judicial review by the Court of Appeal is confined to decisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and does not extend to decisions of the Public Service Commission or its delegates. The findings established that, as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal had already determined the petitioner’s entitlement and treated the peri