Supreme Court Dismisses 40 Police Promotion Petitions

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The Supreme Court dismissed 40 Fundamental Rights petitions filed by nearly 1,050 police officers who challenged promotions granted between 2019 and 2023 under former Inspectors General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, C.D. Wickramaratne, and Deshabandu Tennakoon. The court ruled that the petitioners failed to provide sufficient information to establish that irregularities occurred in the promotion process.