Dhilmi Kasunda Malshani Suriyarachchi v. Sri Lanka Medical Council and Others – SC APPEAL NO. 184/2017-2017

In the case between Dhilmi Kasunda Malshani Suriyarachchi (Petitioner/Respondent) and the Sri Lanka Medical Council, together with various governmental bodies (including SAITM, Minister of Higher Education, Secretary to the Ministry, University Grants Commission, and the Minister of Health), the court addressed the issue of the validity of the MBBS degree awarded by SAITM for the purposes of provisional registration as a medical practitioner under the Medical Ordinance. It was held that the petitioner, having obtained the MBBS degree from SAITM (recognized as a “Degree Awarding Institute” under conditional orders), satisfied the statutory requirements for provisional registration, and the refusal by the SLMC was determined to be ultra vires and arbitrary. The decision reaffirmed the princi