Dilhani Gayathri Ranasinghe vs The Secretary Ministry of Education and Others – CA WRIT/205/2019-2020

In the case between Dilhani Gayathri Ranasinghe, Hathishya Yehara Jayasinghe (minor), and the Secretary, Ministry of Education and others, the court examined the alleged improper denial of Grade 1 school admission to the minor Petitioner at Maliyadeva Girls’ College, Kurunegala, for the academic year 2019. The central issue concerned the allocation of marks under the Ministry of Education’s circular P3, particularly whether additional marks should have been awarded for property deeds “P5(a)” and “P5(b),” registered in the name of the minor’s grandmother. It was determined that, under the applicable criteria and legal precedents, entitlement to such marks depends on the proper submission of the relevant documents. After reviewing the evidence, the court established that the deeds in questio