Extension of Interim Relief Case – 41/2017-2017

In the case between Dr. M.S. M. Saleem (petitioner) and South Eastern University of Sri Lanka with associated officials, the University Grants Commission, and named respondents (including M.T. Habeebullah and the 23rd respondent), the court examined the issue of whether interim relief should be extended to restrain the appointment of the 23rd respondent as lecturer or senior lecturer. The proceedings focused on the alleged suppression of material facts—specifically, the non-disclosure of UGC Circular No. 996—which was critical to the appointment process. The court held that an applicant seeking ex parte interim relief bears a duty of full disclosure; failure to disclose material facts is fatal to such applications. This holding was grounded in the principles from Alphonsu Appuhamy v. Hetti