Rev. Uturawala Dhammaratana Thero vs Hon. G.L.Peris M.P., Minister of Education Education Ministry – NO. 399/2020-2022

In the case between Rev. Uturawala Dhammaratana Thero (Petitioner) and Hon. G.L. Peris M.P. (Minister of Education) and others (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of the Vice Chancellor selection process at the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. The issues included allegations of suppression of material facts, failure to join necessary parties, and legal sufficiency of the relief sought by the petitioner. It was held that no suppression of material facts occurred, omission to name necessary parties did not warrant dismissal at the threshold, and defects in the relief sought were not fatal to the petition where a prima facie basis for intervention existed. The principle reaffirmed is that procedural objections should not preclude substantive adjudication where the justic