Petitioner v. University Grants Commission – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 398/2015-2019

In the case between Professor Serosha Mandika Wijeyaratne (Petitioner) and Hon. Lakshman Kiriella (Minister of Higher Education), Bandula Gunawardana (Minister of Higher Education), University Grants Commission, University of Colombo, Prof. D.N. Samarasekera, and other university officials (Respondents), the court addressed whether a Writ of Certiorari should be issued to quash the appointment of Prof. D.N. Samarasekera as Professor of Surgery (Chair) at the University of Colombo and the subsequent refusal of the University Council to revoke that appointment after the discovery of a marking error. It was determined that the selection process, conducted in accordance with University Grants Commission Circular No. 869, did not involve misrepresentation by the 14th Respondent or procedural ir