R.P.P.N. Sujeewa Sampath & R.P.P.N. Hasali Gayara vs. Sandamali Aviruppola & Others – SC FR APPLICATION NO. 31/2014-2015

In the case between R.P.P.N. Sujeewa Sampath and R.P.P.N. Hasali Gayara (petitioners/parents) and school officials including Sandamali Aviruppola, Anura Dissanayake, Bandula Gunawardhana, and others (respondents), the court addressed the lawfulness and fairness of the school admission procedure at Vishaka Vidyalaya, with particular attention to the ‘proximity of residence’ category. It was held that the petitioners failed to establish, on balance of evidence, that their daughter had been wrongly denied admission. The court reaffirmed the principle that the equal protection of the law under Article 12(1) of the Constitution is not infringed where administrative processes comply with statutory and procedural guidelines. Reliance was placed on the available documentary evidence and the select