Prof. (Mrs) Rambukwella vs. University of Peradeniya and others – CA WRIT/379/2021-2022

In the case between Prof. (Mrs) Rambukwella, Metiwala Walawwe Chulani Neranjana Kumari (Petitioner) and the University of Peradeniya and various university officials and members of staff (Respondents), the issue concerned whether the University Council lawfully relieved the Petitioner from the position of Head of the Department of Archaeology and appointed another as Acting Head during the pendency of investigations into administrative disputes. The holding determined that the Council’s actions were within legal bounds, that the process did not breach statutory or procedural requirements under the Universities Act or the Establishment Code, and that the relief sought by the Petitioner on grounds of alleged illegality was unwarranted. The principle reaffirmed was that a University Council p