Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Amarananda Rajapaksha vs P.S. Pushpakumara (Principal), Chairman of the Appeal Board Richmond College – SC FR 66/2024-2025

In the case between Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Amarananda Rajapaksha (for his son Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Janula Uthsara Rajapaksha, Party A) and the principal of Richmond College Galle and other administrative officials (notably including Ministry of Education and Attorney General’s Department, Party B), the court addressed whether the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution were violated during the school admission process. It was held that the evidentiary documents presented—comprising lease agreements, a deed of gift, and a Special Power of Attorney—adequately established the petitioner’s entitlement to admission under the Chief Occupant category. The action of striking off marks was found to be arbitrary and contrary to constitutional guarantees of equal