M.M.F Rizna and M.N.M Arham v. P.P.W Seneviratne and Others – SCFR 147/2018-2022

In the case between M.M.F. Rizna, M.N.M. Arham (minor), and the Principal of Vidyaloka College, Galle, the court addressed whether the denial of Grade‑1 admission to the 2nd petitioner (a minor) constituted a violation of fundamental rights under the Constitution, specifically concerning the allocation and calculation of the Muslim student quota and the distribution of vacancies among categories established by the education circular. The court held that the established procedure—allocating a 2% Muslim quota in admissions and strictly following the vacancy distribution among categories—did not breach the petitioner’s constitutional rights. This decision reaffirmed the principle that the strict application of statutory school admission schemes and predefined allocations must be upheld unless