Warahenage Pavithra Dananjanie De Alwis v. Mr. Anura Edirisinghe et al. – NO.578/2009-2011

In the case between Warahenage Pavithra Dananjanie De Alwis (petitioner) and Mr. Anura Edirisinghe (Commissioner General of Examinations) with other public education officials and the Attorney General (respondents), the court addressed whether the petitioner’s right to equality and legitimate expectation under Article 12(1) of the Constitution was violated by the revision of her Advanced Level Examination Z score following the re-scrutiny of results. The court held that the revision process did not constitute a violation of rights or procedural unfairness, reaffirming the principle that the established re-scrutiny procedure for examination results—where provisional results are subject to change—does not give rise to legal expectations of finality prior to the official confirmation. The dec