The University of Peradeniya v. Justice G.W. Edirisuriya et al. – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 60/2012-2015

In the case between the University of Peradeniya and the University Services Appeals Board (including Justice G.W. Edirisuriya, Mr. E.M.G. Edirisinghe, Mr. Anton Alfred, among others), the court addressed the legal validity of an order dated 22.11.2011 issued by the University Services Appeals Board, specifically whether its validity was affected due to not all inquiry-participating members signing the order. It was held that the order was invalid because only two of the three members who participated in the inquiry signed it, reaffirming the principle that procedural requirements, particularly signature by all inquiry-participating members, are essential for validity. The decision relied on the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978, Sections 81 and 83(2), emphasizing that the absence of a requi