Kunanantham Vs University of Jaffna and Others – sllr 2005 volume 1 page 239

In the case between Dr. Kunanandham (petitioner) and the University of Jaffna and others (including the University Grants Commission and various university officers), the court addressed whether the petitioner, having been selected by the University’s Selection Board and having received confirmation from the University Grants Commission, must be appointed to the post of Senior Lecturer Grade I despite controversies regarding Board Certification. It was held that the respondents were under a legal and public duty to appoint the petitioner, affirming that a writ of mandamus was the appropriate remedy to ensure compliance with statutory obligations under the Universities Act. The decision emphasized that once eligibility and selection requirements were satisfied or officially waived, delibera