Kaluthara Vithanage Gimhani Udeshika Senarathne vs Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO 203/2021-2024

In the case between Kaluthara Vithanage Gimhani, Udeshika Senarathne, and associated students (Petitioners) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, the School of Business, the School of Accounting and Business, and Hon. Minister Bandula Gunawardene, MP, among others (Respondents), the court addressed the legality and procedural fairness of decisions denying the petitioner detailed access to academic records, including continuous assessment and end-of-semester examination results. It was held that the respondents’ failure to disclose these records and refusal to allow reassessment constituted an actionable denial of natural justice. Established academic norms and authority on challenging administrative academic decisions for procedural defects were reaffirmed. Orders were i