1. The police should take necessary measures to seek opinion of the Attorney General against the offenders in this incident who were engaged in illegal activities. 2. The IGP should hold an inquiry into the conduct of police officers during the incident. 2.Right to establish a business and omission of local government authorities HRC/2859/2011 Plaintiff: K.T. Chathuranga Karunanayaka Respondent: Pradeshiya sabha, warakapola The plaintiff submitted an application to obtain the prior approval of relevant authorities to initiate a drinking water project. The plaintiff complained that he was aggrieved as approval for the building plan was not granted by the respondent. It was revealed during investigations held at the Commission, that the respondent had rejected the application citing that there was a public objection to the project. It was further revealed that the respondent had decided to reject the application without holding a proper inquiry into objection of the people in the area. Accordingly, the Commission issued the following recommendations to the respondents. As the respondent had violated the fundamental right of equal protection before law assured under the Article 12(1) of the 1978 Constitution by not following the prescribed procedure despite of the fact that the plaintiff had duly submitted an application for the registration of the building plan, the respondent should take necessary action to follow the prescribed procedure and grant approval for the building plan. 3. Right to engage in politics and right to represent the public HRC/1971/2011 9