Dr. K.C.P. Perera vs. University of Colombo – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 142/2015-2025

In the case between Dr. K.C.P. Perera and the University of Colombo (including the Board of Management of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) and the Board of Study), the court addressed the legality of the cancellation and subsequent re-conduct of the MD (Family Medicine) Examination and related administrative decisions, including the appointment of a new panel of examiners. The findings established that while the decision under document P40 was quashed due to procedural irregularities, the petitioner’s request for mandamus relief regarding the examination process was refused, as the underlying appointment of examiners was deemed outside the scope of judicial remediation and better left to the academic authorities. The judgment reaffirmed the principle of judicial restraint in m