Jinadasa v. Sri Lanka Medical Council And Others – sllr 2005 volume 3 page 082

The case between Jinadasa (petitioner) and the Sri Lanka Medical Council and others (respondents) addressed whether the Sri Lanka Medical Council is legally obligated to recognize the petitioner’s MBBS degree from the International Medical and Technological University (IMTU), Tanzania, and permit her to sit for the Act 16 Examination. It was held that recognition, once granted to a foreign medical degree under section 29(1)(b)(ii)(cc) of the Medical Ordinance, binds the Council absent any formal de-recognition action. The underlying principle reaffirmed is that a statutory authority must act in accordance with existing recognition frameworks unless altered through explicit legal procedures. The decision relied on the statutory scheme of the Medical Ordinance and past recognition policies,