Nagananda Kodithuwakku v. Dinesh Gunawardena, et al. – CA WRIT/45/2022-2022

In the case between Nagananda Kodithuwakku (Petitioner) and Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Education, Kapila Perera, Secretary, Ministry of Education, among others (Respondents), the court addressed whether the timetable for the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination 2021 (2022) should be quashed by writ of Certiorari, and whether the respondents should be mandated by writ of Mandamus to provide a 20-week preparatory period for students, as recommended. The issue of the petitioner’s locus standi, given a suspension from legal practice, was also considered. It was held that the petitioner failed to disclose sufficient material to establish an arguable case for judicial review and did not meet the threshold required for Court of Appeal intervention under Article 140. The principle reaffirmed w