Nushad Mohamed Ibnu Mashood vs Minister of Education – CA WRT 436-22-2024

In the case between Nushad Mohamed Ibnu Mashood (Petitioner) and the Minister of Education and others (Respondents), the court addressed the question of whether the petitioner’s application for Grade One admission to Kingswood College, Kandy, was unfairly or illegally dismissed through the deduction of marks under Circular No. 29/2019. It was held that the admissions procedure employed by the Respondents conformed with the Circular and that claims of discrimination or bias were not substantiated on the record. The principle reaffirmed is that challenges based on procedural irregularity must be clearly established in cases seeking a writ of Certiorari, while issues of discrimination should be raised in a fundamental rights forum. The decision relied on the contents and requirements of Circu