Professor Kapila Perera has resigned from his post as Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, it was reported.
According to reports, the decision comes in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling which found that Perera had violated the fundamental rights of W.S. Sathyananda, whom he had appointed as Additional Secretary to the Ministry.
Court documents revealed that on the day Sathyananda reported for duty, he was informed by the Secretary that his services were not required and was asked to leave.
Sathyananda subsequently filed a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court.
Delivering its judgment, the Supreme Court stated that the Ministry Secretary’s actions amounted to humiliation and mental distress, thereby breaching both fundamental rights and the procedures governing state appointments. (Newswire)