Sehu Allaudeen Fathima Shanaz vs. University of Colombo and others – SC FR 236/2011-2016

In the case between Sehu Allaudeen Fathima Shanaz (Petitioner) and the University of Colombo and its officials (Respondents), the court examined whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution were infringed by the failure to appoint her as Lecturer (Probationary) at the Journalism Unit, despite her selection by the University’s Selection Committee. The sequence of events indicated that, after her selection, the University’s Management Committee and Council opted to call for fresh applications based on the erroneous application of outdated eligibility criteria, disregarding the removal of the one-year work experience requirement. It was determined that this course of action, contrary to updated regulations, amounted to an infringement of the petitioner’s