Ayumi Kalpana Manawadu vs University of Peradeniya and others – SC FR Application 130/2016-2016

This case involves an application by Ayumi Kalpana Manawadu, a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, challenging the decision to award the E.O.E. Pereira Gold Medal to the 312th Respondent. The Petitioner alleged that the selection process, including the adoption of a new marking scheme, the constitution of the selection committee, and the allocation of marks for an unconducted interview, violated her legitimate expectations and was ultra vires, arbitrary, and irrational, infringing her fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. A preliminary objection regarding the time bar was overruled, with the one-month limitation period determined to run from the final operative act of infringement by the University Council on 02.04.2016. It was found that