Judgments on Fundamental Rights

Jayasundara Vs Ms. S.S.K Aviruppola, Principal Visaka Vidyalaya-SC /FR/ Application No 58/2018

-Admitting children under the category of “Children of Residents in close proximity to the school,”

Freedom of Thought Conscience and Religion

1. Premalal Perera Vs Weerasuriya 1985 3SLR 177

Freedom From Torture

1. Sudath Silva Vs Kodituwakku 1987 2SLR 119
2. A dhikary V Amarasingha 2003 1SLR 270
3. Wijayasiriwardene Vs Kumara 1989 2SLR 312
4. Thadchanamoorthi v Attorney – General 1978 1SLR 154
5. Velmuruya Vs Attorney – General 1981 1SLR 406
6. Mariyadas Raj Vs. Attorney General 1983 2SLR 397
7. Sriyani Silva Vs. Iddamalgoda 2003 2SLR 63
8. Subasinghe Vs Police Constable Sandun 1999 2SLR 23
9. Mrs. W.M.K. De Silva Vs Chairman Ceylon Fertilizer Corporation 1989 2SLR 393
10. Lama Hewage Lal (Deceased) Rani Fernando (Wife of Deceased Lal) and Others Vs Officer – in Charge Minor Offences, Seeduwa Police Station and Other 2005 1 SLR 40
11. Erandaka and AnOther Vs Halwela, Officer- in-Charge Police Station, Hakmana and Other 2004 1SLR 268

Right To Equality

1. Palihawadana Vs Attorney General 1978 1SLR 65
2. Weligodapola Vs Secretary, Ministry of Women’s Affairs 1989 2SLR 63
3. Jayanetti Vs Land Reform Commission 1984 2SLR 172
4. Wijenaike Vs Air Lanka Ltd 1990 1SLR 293
5. Roberts Vs Ratnayake 1986 2SLR 36
6. Gunaratne Vs Ceylon Petroleum Corporation 1996 1SLR 315
7. Smithkline Beecham Biogicals S.A. Vs State Pharmaceutical Corporation of Sri Lanka 1997 3SLR 20
8. Wickrematunga Vs Anuruddha Ratwatte 1998 1 SLR 201
9. Seneviratne Vs University Grant Commission 1978 -79-801SLR 182
10. Perera Vs Jayawickrema 1985 1SLR 285
11. Jayasinghe Vs Attorney General 1994 2SLR 74
12. Bandara Vs Premachandra 1994 1SLR 301
13. Jayawardena Vs Dharani Wijatilake 2001 1SLR 132
14. Wickramasinghe Vs Ceylon Petroleum Corporation 2001 2SRL 409
15. W.K.C. Perera Vs. Prof. Daya Edirisinghe 1995 1SLR 148
16. Karunadasa Vs. Unique Gem Stones Ltd 1997 1SLR 256
17. Prasanna Withanage Vs Sarath Amunugama 2001 1SLR 391
18. Dayarathna Vs Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine 1999 1SLR 393
19. Sirimal Vs Board of Directors of the Co-operative wholesale Establishment 2003 2SLR 23
20. Dissanayake Vs Kaleel 1993 2SLR 135
21. Bennet Rathnayake Vs The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation 1999 2SLR 93
22. Chandrasena Vs. Kulathunga 1996 2SLR 327
23. Anura Bandaranaike Vs. W.B. Rajaguru 1999 1SLR 93
24. Karunatillake Vs Dayananda Dissanayake 1999 1SLR 157
25. Sasanasiritissa Thero Vs P.A. De Silva 1989 2SLR 356
26. Premaratne Vs University Grants Commission 1998 3SLR 395
27. Abdu Cader Ayoob Vs Inspector General of Police 1997 1SLR 412
28. Priyaganie Vs Nanayakara 1996 1SLR 399
29. Suraganie Marapana Vs Bank Of Ceylon 1997 3SLR 156
30. Samarakoon and Other Vs University Grants Commission and Others 2005 1SLR 119
31. Farook Vs Dharamaratne, Chairman, Provincial Public Service Commission and Others 2005 1SLR 133

Rights Relating to Personal Liberty and Criminal Procedure

1. Mahinda Rajapakse Vs Kudahetti 1992 2SLR 223
2. Namasivayam Vs Gunawardena 1989 1SLR 394
3. Piyasiri Vs Fernando A.S.P. 1988 1SLR 173
4. Premalal De Silva Vs Inspector Rodrigo 1991 2SLR 307
5. Yapa Vs. Bandaranayake 1988 1SLR 63
6. Danny Vs Sirinimal Silva 2001 1SLR 29
7. Joseph Perera Vs Attorney General 1992 1SLR 199
8. Channa Peiris Vs Attorney General 1994 1SLR 1
9. Kumaranatunga Vs Samarasinghe 1983 2SLR 63
10. Nanayakkara VsHenry Perera A.S.P. 1985 2SLR 375
11. Dissanayake Vs Superintendent Mahara Prison 1991 2SLR 247
12. Veeeradas Vs Controller of Immigration and Emigration 1989 2SLR 205
13. Seneviratne Vs Rajakaruna 2003 1SLR 410
14. Sirisena Vs Earnest Perera 1991 2SLR 97
15. Somawathie Vs Weerasinghe 1990 2SLR 121
16. Kapugeekiyana Vs Hettiarachhci 1984 2SLR 153
17. Edirisuriya Vs Navaratnam 1985 1SLR 100
18. Vinayagamoorthy Vs Army Commander 1997 1SLR 113
19. Wickremabandhu Vs Herath 1990 2SLR 34
20. Perera Vs Rajaguru 1997 3SLR 141
21. Sunil Rodrigo Vs De Silva 1997 1SLR 265
22. Visvalingam Vs Liyanage 1984 2SLR 123
23. Shanthi Chadrasekaran Vs D.B. Wijetunge 1992 2SLR 293
24. Weerawansa Vs Attorney General 2001 1SLR 387
25. Nallanayagm Vs Delgoda 1987 1SLR 299
26. Amarasena Vs Jayaretnam 2003 1SLR 385
27. Dayananda Vs Weerasinghe 1983 2SLR 84
28 Mahanama Tillakaratne Vs Bandula Wikramasinghe 1991 1SLR 372
29. Jayasinghe Vs Mahendran 1987 1SLR 206
30. Peter Leo Fernando Vs Attorney General 1985 2SLR 341
31. Farook Vs Raymond 1996 1SLR 217
32. Wijepala Vs Attorney General 2001 1SLR 46
33. Abdul Lathif Vs Deputy Inspector General of Police Nuwara Eliya and Other 2005 1SLR 22

Freedom of Speech and Expression

1. Victor Ivan Vs Sarath N Silva 1998 1SLR 340
2. Visvalingam Vs Liyanage 1984 2SLR 123
3. Fernando Vs The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation 1996 1SLR 152
4. Deshapriya Vs Muncipal Council, Nuwara Eliya 1995 1SLR 362
5. Mohottige Vs Gunatilleke 1992 2SLR 246
6. Dissanayake Vs Sri Jayawardenapura University 1986 2SLR 254
7. Hewammanne Vs Manik de Silva 1983 1SLR 1
8. Sunila Abeysekera Vs Ariya Rubasinghe 2000 1SLR 314
9. Wickramasinghe Vs Edmund Jayasinghe 1995 1SLR 300
10. M.N.D. Perera Vs Balapatabendi, Secretary of the President and Others 2005 1SLR 185

Freedom of Assembly

1. Bernard Soysa Vs Attorney General 1991 2SLR 56
2. Atukorale Vs De Silva 1996 1SLR 280

Freedom of Association

1. Mallikarachchi Vs Shiva Pasuputhi 1985 1SLR 74
2. Ariyapala Gunaratne Vs Peoples Bank 1986 1SLR 338

Freedom of Occupation

1. Perera Vs Jayawickrema 1985 1SLR 285
2. Abeywardena Vs Inspector General Of Police 1991 2SLR 349

Freedom of Movement and Residence

1. Thavaneethan Vs Dayananda Dissanayake 2003 1SLR 74