Nanayakkara v. University of Peradeniya and Others – sllr 1985 volume 1 page 174

In the case between Sarath Nanayakkara (petitioner, a final-year student of the University of Peradeniya) and the University of Peradeniya with its Vice-Chancellor and the University Council (respondents), the issue concerned the validity of a three-year suspension imposed on the petitioner following disciplinary proceedings arising from alleged student disturbances. The court examined whether the disciplinary powers conferred by the Universities Act were properly exercised and whether the principles of natural justice, namely the provision of a fair hearing and opportunity for defense, were adhered to during the inquiry. It was determined that while statutory powers for discipline were properly vested in the University authorities irrespective of certain missing by-laws, procedural fairne