IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an application under and in terms of Article 126 read with Article 17 of the Constitution of The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Peduru Arachchige Tiuska Pushpa Weerasinghe, No. 107/A, Kanatta Road, Mirihana, Nugegoda.

SC/FR Application No. 120/2019 PETITIONER -Vs-

1. Sirimewan Dias, Chairman, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

1a. Nilantha Wijesinghe, Chairman, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

2. K.AK. Ranjith Dharmapala, Acting Chairman, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

3. P.B. Ruwan Pathirana, Executive Director, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

3a. Pathmika Mahanama Thilakarathne, Executive Director, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

4. R.M.C.M Herath, Director General, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

4a. W.M.W Weerakoon, Director General, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

5. K.D.R Olga, Director General, Finance Department, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

6. U.G Rathnasiri, Additional Secretary, Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, 1^st Floor, “Miloda”

Bristol Street, Colombo 01.

7. W.M.W Weerakoon, Director General-Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 1, Peradeniya.

7a. Dr. S.H.S.A De Silva, Director General-Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 1, Peradeniya.

8. W.M.M.B Weerasekara, Commissioner General-Agrarian Development, No. 42, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, P.O. Box 537, Colombo 07.

9. B.L.A.J Dharmakeerthi, Additional Secretary (Development), Ministry of Plantation Industries, 11^th Floor, Sethsiripaya 2^nd Stage, Battaramulla.

10. R.W Nalaka Rajasekera, Commission Member, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

10a. R.M.U.K Wijeratna, Commission Member, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

11. D.P Karunarathna, Assistant Director, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

12. A. A Ishara Abeysinghe, Secretary/Director – Control (Covering), Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

13. G.H.N Shyamali Rathnayake, Assistant Director, Income Department, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

14. P.B.M Thisera, Assistant Director, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

15. E.A Pradeep Kumara, Assistant Director, Project Division, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

16. T.S Wadduwage, Project Division, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

17. A.H Kumudu Dharmapriya, Assistant Director, Land Ceiling Section, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

18. W.M Sunil Bandara, Assistant Director, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

19. Nandasena Wanniarachchi, Assistant Director, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

20. T. Narendranadan, Internal Auditor, Land Reform Commission, No. 475, Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.

21. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12.

RESPONDENTS BEFORE: Buwaneka Aluwihare, PC, J.

Kumudini Wickremasinghe, J.

Achala Wengappuli, J.

COUNSEL: Niranjan de Silva for the Petitioner.

Gihan Liyanage instructed by Mallawaarachchi Associates for the 1A, 11^th

12^th, 13^th, 15^th, 16^th & 17^th Respondents.

Rajitha Perera SSC for the Hon. Attorney General.

ARGUED ON: 23.11.2022.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: 09^th December 2022 for the Petitioner.

16^th December 2022 for the 1A, 11^th, 12^th, 13^th, 15^th, 16^th &

17^th Respondents.

DECIDED ON: 24.10.2023.

Judgement Aluwihare, PC, J, This is a Fundamental Rights Application concerning the alleged non-promotion of an employee attached to the Land Reform Commission. In the Petition of the Petitioner has alleged that her Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Article 12(1) and Article 14(1)(g) of the C