Paramathasan Petson Mathews Vs. University Grants Commission and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 8/2020-2021

In the case between Paramathasan Petson Mathews (Petitioner) and University Grants Commission & Others (notably including Jawahir Fathima Rizafa), the court addressed the lawfulness of school and university admission criteria, specifically whether the 3rd Respondent’s transfer to Sithy Vinayakar Hindu College, Mannar, and subsequent qualification for university admission from the Mannar district complied with applicable regulations. It was held that the transfer and resulting university admission satisfied all requirements established by the University Admissions Handbook and relevant Ministry of Education Circulars (P14 and P15). The court reaffirmed the principle that students transferring between “educationally disadvantaged” districts may be eligible to apply from the district to which