Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Prasanna & Madhusanka Bandara v. University of Ruhuna & 32 Others – CA WRIT/562/2021-2021

In the case between Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Prasanna Madhusanka Bandara (Petitioner—a final year student at the University of Ruhuna) and Respondents including the University of Ruhuna, Vice Chancellor Sujeewa Amarasena, and Deputy Vice Chancellor Saman Chandana Ediriweera, the court addressed the lawfulness of the Petitioner’s suspension following alleged defamatory online comments during a university event. It was determined that the suspension process complied with the principles of natural justice and fell within the discretionary authority granted to university officials under the relevant by-laws. The application for judicial review was refused as premature since a formal disciplinary inquiry was pending, reaffirming that interim suspension by university authorities for serious dis