SC rules Registrar General violated basic human rights, orders govt to pay compensation
08-Sep-2024The Supreme Court has decided that the basic human rights of the assistant registrars working in the Registrar General’s Department were violated by indefinitely postponing their promotion examination.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Registrar General violated basic human rights and ordered the government to pay a total compensation of Rs. 3.3 million to the aggrieved petitioners.
The Supreme Court has decided that the basic human rights of the assistant registrars working in the Registrar General’s Department were violated by indefinitely postponing their promotion examination.
The verdict, announced by Supreme Court Justice Janak De Silva, with the concurrence of Judges Gamini Amarasekara and Shiran Gunaratne, stated that the failure of government authorities to make timely decisions can negatively impact people’s lives and reduce the effectiveness of the public service.
