Seekku Baduge Suranga vs National Savings Bank Savings House – CA WRIT 380/2022-2025

In the case between Seekku Baduge Suranga Isuranga (Plaintiff) and the National Savings Bank, including its Chairperson and General Manager (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether academic qualifications, specifically a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), should be treated as separate qualifications when awarding marks for promotion under the bank’s scheme. It was held that the refusal to award marks for the MBA, based on the reasoning that it was a continuation of the PDBA and not a distinct qualification, was incorrect. The principle reaffirmed is that academic qualifications earned through additional coursework and a research component must be recognized as separate achievements if so provided by the promot