Priyantha and Others vs. Ministry of Education and Others – sllr 2019 volume 3 page 350

The case between Priyantha and Others (representing parents of students at Ashoka College, Horana) and the Ministry of Education and Others addressed the application of section 6 of the Assisted Schools and Training Colleges (Special Provisions) Act to the status of Ashoka College, a private unaided English medium school. The court determined that section 6 was not applicable to Ashoka College, as the institution operated solely as a Government Approved Private Unaided school and had never received assisted status nor elected to become unaided under the relevant statutory provision. The findings established that reliance upon circulars to define a National Education Policy was improper and emphasized the necessity of English medium education for ensuring equity and competitiveness in a glo