Dr (Ms) Fathima Shemoon Marleen v University of Colombo and Others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO. 54/2017-2021

In the case between Dr (Ms) Fathima Shemoon Marleen (Petitioner) and the University of Colombo and others (including the University Grants Commission and Dr. D.M.C.S. Jayasundera), the issue concerned the propriety of the University’s selection process for the appointment of Senior Lecturer (Grade II), specifically the allocation of marks for academic and interview components, and whether the Petitioner was entitled to a Writ of Certiorari to quash the appointment of the 37th Respondent. It was held that the selection process, including the marking for equivalence between foreign and local qualifications and the weight accorded to interviews, was reasonable and in accordance with established legal and institutional standards. The claim was further defeated by the Petitioner’s delay in fili