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Information Officer:
Mr. H.T.N.D Perera, Administrative Officer,
Right to Information Commission
TeleFax: 011 2691625

 

Designated Officer :
Mr. D.G.M.V Hapuarachchi, Director General,
Right to Information Commission
TeleFax: 011 2691007

Recent Decisions in Appeal

 

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Publications of the RTI Commission

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Reflections on Sri Lanka's RTI Act and RTI Regime

 

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Review Of Reflections On Sri Lanka's RTI Act and RTI Regime - By Mr Asoka Gunawardena, Retired Senior Public Servant

 

Ongoing In-Person Hearings

Airline Pilots’ Guild v. Sri Lankan Airlines - [...]

Appellant: The Airline Pilots’of Sri Lanka

Public Authority: Sri Lankan Airlines

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 13.11.2017, 08.01.2018, 06.02.2018, 23.03.2018, 24.04.2018 and 09.05.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/99/2017 - Airline Pilots’ Guild v. Sri Lankan Airlines

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/99/2017 - Jurisdiction

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/99/2017 - Final Order

Anver Sadath v Base Hospital Nintavur  - [...]

Appellant: Anver Sadath

Public Authority: Base Hospital Nintavur

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 18/06/2019, 17/07/2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1183/2018

 

B. J. Rasanen v Zonal Education Office Valikamam [...]

Appellant: B. J. Rasanen

Public Authority: Zonal Education Office Valikamam

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 30.04.2019, 13.08.2019, 10.12.2019, 28.04.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/941/2019

 

B. J. Rasanen v Zonal Education Office Valikamam [...]

Appellant: B. J. Rasanen

Public Authority: Zonal Education Office Valikamam

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 30.04.2019, 13.08.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/982/2019

 

B.K.G. Dhanapala .Vs . Department Of Land [...]

Appellant: B.K.G. Dhanapala

Public Authority: Department Of Land Settlement

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 05.08.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/976/2019

 

අභියාචක: බී.කේ.ජී. ධනපාල

පොදු අධිකාරිය: ඉඩම් හිමිකම් නිරවුල් කිරීමේ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව

අභියාචනා දිනය: 07.05.2019, 05.08.2019

නියෝග:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/976/2019

 

Bahirathy Rasanen v Zonal Education Office, [...]

Appellant: Bahirathy Rasanen

Public Authority: Zonal Education Office, Valikamam Zone

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 05.07.2019; 10.12.2019; 28.04.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1404/2019

 

Bhadrani Jayawardena v. Municipal Council - [...]

Appellant: Bhadrani Jayawardena

Public Authority: Municipal Council - Colombo

Dates of Appeal Hearing: May 9th 2018

Order:

 

C J Wijayawardhana v Sri Lanka Telecom PLC - [...]

Appellant: C J Wijayawardhana

Public Authority: Sri Lanka Telecom PLC

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 03.09.2019; 07.01.2020; 19.05.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1283/2019

 

C. Amarasinghe v Board of Investment (BOI) - [...]

Appellant: C. Amarasinghe

Public Authority: Board of Investment (BOI)

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 18.06.2019, 23.07.2019, 10.09.2019, 03.12.2019, 28.01.2020, 05.02.2020, 10.03.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/791/2018

 

C. B. Ravindraraj v. Ministry of Transport and [...]

Appellant: C. B. Ravindraraj

Public Authority: Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 08.10.2019; 14.01.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1371/2019

 

Capital Alliance (Pvt) Ltd. v Department of [...]

Appellant: Capital Alliance (Pvt) Ltd.

Public Authority: Department of Census and Statistics

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 11.12.2018, 05.03.2019, 02.07.2019, 03.12.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/745/2018

 

Centre for Environmental Justice v Ministry of [...]

Appellant: Centre for Environmental Justice

Public Authority: Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 03.12.2019; 05.02.2019; 25.02.2019; 03.03.2020; 17.03.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1114/2019

 

Centre for Policy Alternatives v Sri Lanka Army - [...]

Appellant: Centre for Policy Alternatives

Public Authority: Sri Lanka Army

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 02.07.2019, 26.11.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1131/2019

 

Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union v. Peoples Bank - [...]

Appellant: Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union

Public Authority: Peoples Bank

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 20.04.2018, 05.06.2018, 17.07.2018, 04.09.2018, 23.10.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/139/2018

 

Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union v. Peoples Bank - [...]

Appellant: Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union

Public Authority: Peoples Bank

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 05.06.2018, 17.07.2018, 04.09.2018, 23.10.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/301/2018

 

D Indrani Silva v National Hospital of Colombo - [...]

Appellant: D Indrani Silva

Public Authority: National Hospital of Colombo

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 26.03.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/864/2019

 

D M L de Silva v. National Insurance Trust Fund  [...]

Appellant: D M L de Silva

Public Authority: National Insurance Trust Fund

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 14.08.2018; 16.10.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/305/2018

 

Dr. Issadeen v. Ministry of Health, Nutrition [...]

Appellant: Dr. Issadeen

Public Authority: Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 17.12.2018; 08.04.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/394/2018

 

Gamini Kinigama v People’s Insurance PLC - [...]

Appellant: Gamini Kinigama

Public Authority: People’s Insurance PLC

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 05.02.2019; 12.03.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/680/2018

 

H A L Udayasiri v Department of Inland Revenue - [...]

Appellant: H A L Udayasiri

Public Authority: Department of Inland Revenue

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 26.08.2019; 14.01.2019; 03.03.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/933/2019

 

H.B.S. Perera v Irrigation Department - [...]

Appellant: H.B.S. Perera

Public Authority: Irrigation Department

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 30.05.2018; 19.06.2018; 07.08.2018; 01.10.2018; 19.11.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/44/2018

 

Inland Revenue Assessors' Union v. Department of [...]

Appellant: Inland Revenue Assessors' Union

Public Authority: Department of Inland Revenue

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 09.07.2019; 15.10.2019; 14.01.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/831/2019

 

Inter Company Employees Union v Sri Lanka [...]

Appellant: Inter Company Employees Union

Public Authority: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd.

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 02.07.2019; 26.11.2019; 28.01.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/580/2018

 

J M Jesil Vs Zonal Education Office - [...]

Appellant: J M Jesil

Public Authority:Zonal Education Office - Mutur

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 23.02.2021

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/2180/2020

 

J. Wickremasinghe v. Chief Secretary, Central [...]

Appellant: J. Wickremasinghe

Public Authority: Chief Secretary, Central Province

Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 12th 2018

Order:

 

J. Wickremasinghe v. Chief Secretary, Central [...]

Appellant: J. Wickremasinghe

Public Authority: Chief Secretary, Central Province

Dates of Appeal Hearing: June 12th 2018

Order:

 

J.H.M.R.B. Jayapathma v Ministry of Education - [...]

Appellant: J.H.M.R.B. Jayapathma

Public Authority: Ministry of Education

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 29.01.2019; 09.04.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/655/2018

 

Jayasuriya v National Olympic Committee - [...]

Appellant: Jayasuriya

Public Authority: National Olympic Committee

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 06.08.2019, 19.11.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1013/2019

 

K. Prasanna Kumar v Ministry of Hill Country - [...]

Appellant: K. Prasanna Kumar

Public Authority: Ministry of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 27.08.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1151/2019

 

K. Prasanna Kumar v Ministry of Hill Country, New [...]

Appellant: K. Prasanna Kumar

Public Authority: Ministry of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 27/08/2019; 03.12.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1554/2019

 

K. Prasanna Kumar v Ministry of Hill Country, New [...]

Appellant: K. Prasanna Kumar

Public Authority: Ministry of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 27/08/2019; 03/12/2019; 06.10.2020; 19.01.2021

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1554/2019

 

K.M.D.S.K. Kulatunga v. Udunuwara Pradeshiya [...]

Appellant: KMDSK Kulatunga

Public Authority: Udunuwara Pradeshiya Sabha

Date of Appeal Hearing: November 17th, 2017

Order: 

K.U. Dhammika v Ocean View Development Company [...]

Appellant: K.U. Dhammika

Public Authority: Ocean View Development Company (PVT) Ltd

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 26.03.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/862/2019

 

M A M Z Aboobucker Vs Agrarian Service Center [...]

Appellant: M A M Z Aboobucker

Public Authority:Agrarian Service Center Neelawanai

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 23.02.2021

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/2178/2020

 

M A M Z Aboobucker Vs Agrarian Service Center [...]

Appellant: M A M Z Aboobucker

Public Authority:Agrarian Service Center Neelawanai

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 23.02.2021

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/2179/2020

 

M R Rasheed v. Department of Inland Revenue - [...]

Appellant: M R Rasheed

Public Authority: Department of Inland Revenue

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 20.05.2019, 24.10.2019, 14.01.2020, 03.03.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/911/2019

 

M Srinavaratnarajah v Mahaweli Authority of Sri [...]

Appellant: M Srinavaratnarajah

Public Authority:Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 23.02.2021

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/2174/2020

 

M. F. A. Mansoor v Ministry of Megapolis and [...]

Appellant: M. F. A. Mansoor

Public Authority: Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 03.12.2019; 05.02.2019; 25.02.2019; 03.03.2020; 17.03.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1108/2019

 

M.D.S.K. Kulatunga v. Udunuwara Pradeshiya Sabha [...]

Appellant: M.D.S.K. Kulatunga

Public Authority: Udunuwara Pradeshiya Sabha

Dates of Appeal Hearing: November 17th 2017 & April 20th 2018

Order:

 

M.H.M. Hazeer v Central Bank of Sri Lanka - [...]

Appellant: M.H.M. Hazeer

Public Authority: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1056/2019

 

M.H.M.Haseer v Central Bank of Sri Lanka - [...]

Appellant: M.H.M.Haseer

Public Authority: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 04.06.2019, 24.09.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1036/2019

 

M.N. Farouk v South Asian Institute of Technology [...]

Appellant: M.N. Farouk

Public Authority: South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine Ltd (SAITM)

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 26.03.2019, 17.07.2019, 26.11.2019; 03.12.2019; 28.04.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/859/2019

 

Manikkavasagar v District Land Reform [...]

Appellant: Manikkavasagar

Public Authority:District Land Reform Board

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 11.02.2020; 21.07.2020; 15.09.2020; 24.11.2020; 02.02.2021

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1800/2019

 

N. Munasinghe v People's Bank - [...]

Appellant: N. Munasinghe

Public Authority: People's Bank

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 11.12.2018, 05.03.2019, 02.07.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/050/2018

 

N. Munasinghe v. People’s Bank - [...]

Appellant: N. Munasinghe

Public Authority: People’s Bank

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 05.06.2018, 17.07.2018, 28.08.2018, 23.10.2018, 13.11.2018, 11.12.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/50/2018

 

N. Suhaibu v National Water Supply and Drainage [...]

Appellant: N. Suhaibu

Public Authority: National Water Supply and Drainage Board

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 11.02.2020; 05.05.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1671/2019

 

Nasif Akram v Sri Lanka Parliament - [...]

Appellant: Nasif Akram

Public Authority: Sri Lanka Parliament

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1184/2019

 

R. Ananthaseelan v MBSL - RTICAppeal/758/2018

Appellant: R. Ananthaseelan

Public Authority: MBSL

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 20.02.2019, 28.05.2019, 27.09.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/758/2018

 

R. Ananthaseelan v Sri Lanka Savings Bank - [...]

Appellant: R. Ananthaseelan

Public Authority: Sri Lanka Savings Bank

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 28.05.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/863/2019

 

R. Manikkavasagar v District Land Reform Board - [...]

Appellant: R. Manikkavasagar

Public Authority: District Land Reform Board

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 12.02.2020; 26.05.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1800/2019

 

R.H.M.N. Rajakaruna v. Provincial Public Service [...]

Appellant: R.H.M.N. Rajakaruna

Public Authority: Provincial Public Service Commission- North Western Province

Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 24th 2018

Order:

 

Railway Managers Association v. Sri Lanka [...]

Appellant: Railway Managers Association

Public Authority: Sri Lanka Railways

Dates of Appeal Hearing: April 24th 2018

Order:

 

Rajasekar v Dept Of Labour - RTICAppeal/1388/2019

Appellant: Rajasekar

Public Authority: Dept Of Labour

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 15.10.2019; 03.12.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1388/2019

 

RDSA Wickramasuriya v Lanka Mineral Sands Limited [...]

Appellant: RDSA Wickramasuriya

Public Authority: Lanka Mineral Sands Limited

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 29.10.2019; 10.03.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1394/2019

 

S.A.S.S. Perera v. Divisional Secretariat, [...]

Appellant: S.A.S.S. Perera

Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat, Padukka

Date of Appeal Hearing: November 23rd, 2017

Order: 

Shermal Hemaka Jayasuriya v National Selection [...]

Appellant: Shermal Hemaka Jayasuriya

Public Authority: National Selection Committee, Ministry of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 20.02.2019; 23.04.2019, 06.08.2019; 19.11.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/745/2018

 

T. Rusiripala v Peoples Bank - RTICAppeal/774/2018

Appellant: T. Rusiripala

Public Authority: Peoples Bank

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 09.07.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/774/2018

 

T. Udheyakumar v Administrative Appeals Tribunal [...]

Appellant: T. Udheyakumar

Public Authority: Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 12.03.2019; 09.07.2019; 05.11.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/692/2018

 

T. Udheyakumar v Administrative Appeals Tribunal [...]

Appellant: T. Udheyakumar

Public Authority: Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 12.03.2019; 09.07.2019; 05.11.2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/779/2018

 

T.R. Silva v. Sri Lanka Police Headquarters - [...]

Appellant: T.R. Silva

Public Authority: Sri Lanka Police Headquarters

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 17.07.2018, 09.10.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/342/2018

 

U. G. Kalansuriya v. National Police Commission - [...]

Appellant: U. G. Kalansuriya

Public Authority: National Police Commission

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 17.09.2018; 12.11.2018

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/027/2018

 

V. Subramaniam v Divisional Secretariat, [...]

Appellant: V. Subramaniam

Public Authority: Divisional Secretariat, Oddusudan

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 27.08.2019, 17.12.2019, 21.01.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1254/2019

 

W.M.P.H. Holdings v. Urban Development [...]

Appellant: W.M.P.H. Holdings

Public Authority: Urban Development Authority-Order

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 25.02.2020; 02.06.2020

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1707/2019

 

Zacky Ismail v Base Hospital Nintavur - [...]

Appellant: Zacky Ismail

Public Authority: Base Hospital Nintavur

Dates of Appeal Hearing: 18/06/2019, 17/07/2019

Order:

gazet rti 2002 42 E janRTICAppeal/1182/2018

 

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