DON WIMALASIRI DISSANAYAKE

DON WIMALASIRI DISSANAYAKE
V
 PEOPLE'S BANK & OTHERS

S.GANASIRI
V
 PEOPLE'S BANK & OTHERS

P.P.S .SUMANAWEERA
V
PEOPLES BANK & OTHERS
AND
S.H. COLOMBAGE
V
PEOPLE'S BANK & OTHERS

SUPREME COURT
DR.SHIRANI A.BANDARANAYAKE, J.
N.E.DISSANAYAKE, J. AND
RAJA FENANDO, J.
SC/FR 53/2005
SC/FR 70/2005
SC/FR 226/2005
SC/FR 258/2005
May 01st2006
May 30th 2006
May 31st2006
June 21st 2006

Constitution - Article 12(1) - Fundamental Rights - Right to equality - All persons are equal before law-Legitimate expectation - Procedural fairness and rules of natural justice - Giving reasons as an essential element in administrative justice

The petitioners were all employees of the 1st Respondent bank and their common complaint is that the Bank had refused to grant their extensions of services in

terms of the Bank Circular 323/2001 and thus infringed their fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 12(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court granted the petitioners leave to proceed for the alleged violation of their fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 12(1) of the Constitution in all five applications.

Held:

Raja Fernando,J.with Nimal Dissanayake,J. (

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