Al Haj Mohamed Saheed Mohamed Faleel vs Reginold Cooray et al. – CA WRIT/494/2007-2007

In the case between Al Haj Mohamed Saheed Mohamed Faleel and Reginold Cooray, the court addressed whether the change of the school name from “Packir Mohamed Muslim Balika Vidyalaya” to “Al Fasiyathul Nasriya Balika Vidyalaya” was valid under the prevailing guidelines for naming schools, and whether writs of Certiorari and Mandamus should issue to reverse this change and restore the original name. It was held that the application was not tenable due to procedural compliance with non-statutory guidelines, longstanding administrative actions, and the petitioners’ undue delay in seeking relief. The principle reaffirmed is that writ jurisdiction will not be exercised where claimants have slept on their rights and no compelling statutory breach is established. Precedents on laches and the status