Anuja Yoganathan v. University Grants Commission et al. – CA WRIT NO. 664/2011-2011

In the case between Anuja Yoganathan (Petitioner) and University Grants Commission & Others (including Dr. P. Premakumara and V. Jayawathani), the court addressed the legality of university admissions under the three-year school enrollment rule in Sri Lanka, specifically contesting the lawful selection of the 3rd Respondent from the Mullaitivu District. It was held that, due to the advanced stage of study completion by both the Petitioner and the 3rd Respondent, and the lapse of time since the selections, judicial intervention would no longer serve a practical or equitable purpose. The holding reaffirmed that writs of certiorari and mandamus should not be issued where such relief is futile or would cause greater injustice, consistent with established administrative law principles. The judg