IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an application in the nature of Writs of Certiorari and Mandamus under Article 140 of the Constitution.

R.S.W. Godage, Quarters No:HO/GR/02/04, Coconut Research Institute, Bandiruppuwa Estate, Lunuwila. Petitioner C.A. Writ No.0265/2023 Vs

1. Coconut Research Board, Bandirippuwa Estate, Lunuwila.

2. Coconut Research Institute, Bandirippuwa Estate, Lunuwila.

3. Dr. Sanathanie Ranasinghe, Director, Member of the Board of Management, Coconut Research Institute, Bandirippuwa Estate, Lunuwila.

4. T.M.T. Malraj Peris Chairman, Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila.

5. Lionel Fonseka, No. 823, Colombo Road, 3^rd Kurana, Negombo.

6. J.M.S.N Jayasinghe, Additional Director General, Department of Public Enterprise Ministry of Finance The Secretariat, Colombo 01.

7. A.V.K.M. Herath, Chairperson, Coconut Cultivation Board, No. 9/428, Denzil Kobbekaduwa, Mawatha, Battaramulla.

8. Keerthisri Weerasinghe, Chairman, Coconut DevelopmentAuthority, No. 54, Nawala Road, Narahenpita.

9. Mrs S.N. Attanayake, Director (Policy and Operation Division)

Ministry of Plantation Industries, 11^th Floor, Sethsiripaya, 2^nd Stage, Battaramulla.

10. Bandula Egodage, VP Corporate Affairs &

Communications, Nestle Lanka PLC

440, T.B Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10.

11. Prabath Wimal Kumara, Secretary /Director Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy, 114/9, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07.

12. Chitral Jayawarna, Communications and Public Relations, Sri Lanka Port Authority, P O Box 595, No. 09, Chaithya Road, Colombo 01.

13. Mrs H.M.J. Illankoon Menike, Director General Department of Agriculture, Old Galaha Road, Peradeniya.

14. A. J. Karunarathna SLAS Class 1 (Retired), Individual Tribunal No. 154/1, Kotagedara Road, Madapatha, Piliyandala.

15. Dr. C. S. Herath, Head of Technology Transfer Division, Coconut Research Institute, Bandirippuwa Estate, Lunuwila.

16. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Hulftsdorp, Colombo 2.

Respondents Before : Hon. N. Bandula Karunarathna, J.(P/CA)

Hon. M. Ashan R. Marikar, J.

Counsel : P. K. Prince Perera for the Petitioner M.Amerasinghe Senior State Counsel for the Respondents Argued on : 26.07.2023 Decided on : 03.08.2023 M. Ahsan R. Marikar, J.

Introduction

1) The Petitioner had instituted this action and sought interim reliefsprayed for in the petition dated 22^nd May 2023. The instant application pertinent to the aforesaid petition is to consider issuance of notice and interim relief prayed for in prayer e)

2) The said interim relief prayed for is as follows;

e) (i) the Order of Dismissal by subjecting her to conditions (i) – (v) such as;

 වැඩ තහනම් කල දිනයේ සිට අහිමි කළ වැටුප් යහෝ දීමනා කිසිවක් හිමි

යනායේ.

 දැනට යවන් කර ඇති නිලනිවස යේවයෙන් පහකිරීයම් දැන්ියම් ලිපියේ

දින සිට මාසෙක් ඇතුලත නිසි පරිදි ආපසු බාරදිෙ යුතු ෙ.

 ආෙතනෙ යවත අෙවීමට ෙම් මුදලක් තියේ නම් එම මුදල් ආෙතනට නිසිපරිදි යෙිෙ යුතු අතර, මුදල් යනායෙවනු ලැබුයවාත් එම මුදල් ආෙතන අෙකර ෙැනීම සදහා වන නීතිමෙ ක්රිොමර්ෙ වලට ෙටත් ිෙ

යුතු ෙ.

 ඔබට හිමි යේවෙ අර්ථසාදක අරමුදල් සහ හිමි පාරියතෝෂිත නිසිපරිදි

යෙවනු ලැයේ.

 පුර්ව ලිඛිත අනුමැතිෙකින් යතාරව ආෙතන පාරිශෙට ඇතුල්වීමට තහනම් වනු ඇත. යමම නියෙෝෙෙ දැනට යවන්කර ඇති නිවස නැවත බාරදීමට නිෙම කරනු ලබන දින සිට ක්රිොත්මක වනු ඇත.

(ii) her salaries and other entitlements from 24.11.2021 until the final determination of this Application (iii) the Board of Management decision dated 27.04.2023 Facts of the case

3) The Petitioner has contended that she was appointed to the post of Technology Transfer Officer on 1st December 2011 in the Technology Transfer Division. In the said Division the Petitioner has worked for over 10 years without any incumbrances. She has discharged her duties with the utmost good faith and won the good will of her subordinates.

4) The Petitioner had sought a transfer in 2017 to the Genetics and Plant Breeding Division which had been refused by the Director General of the Department of Management Services.

5) Subsequently, by letter dated 4th January 2021 t